Country size comparison

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Niger is about 1.4 times bigger than Nigeria.

Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, while Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, making Niger 37% larger than Nigeria. Meanwhile, the population of Nigeria is ~237.5 million people (209.6 million fewer people live in Niger).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Nigeria vs. Niger uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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