Country size comparison

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Russia is about 14 times bigger than Niger.

Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, while Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, making Russia 1,250% larger than Niger. Meanwhile, the population of Niger is ~24.5 million people (117.5 million more people live in Russia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Niger vs. Russia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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