Country size comparison

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Nigeria is about 1.2 times bigger than Zambia.

Zambia is approximately 752,618 sq km, while Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, making Nigeria 23% larger than Zambia. Meanwhile, the population of Zambia is ~19.6 million people (205.4 million more people live in Nigeria).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Zambia vs. Nigeria uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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