Country size comparison
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Nigeria is about 2.3 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, making Nigeria 129% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~39.4 million people (198.2 million more people live in Nigeria).
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