Country size comparison

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Nigeria is about 8 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, making Nigeria 720% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (211.3 million more people live in Nigeria).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Nigeria uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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