Country size comparison
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Nigeria is about 2 times bigger than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, making Nigeria 100% larger than Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~10.8 million people (226.8 million more people live in Nigeria).
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