Country size comparison
compared to
United Arab Emirates is about 11 times smaller than Nigeria.
Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 9.05% the size of Nigeria. Meanwhile, the population of Nigeria is ~225.1 million people (215.2 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
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