Which has higher land area, Egypt or Nigeria?

Egypt, at 995,450 sq. km against 910,770 sq. km in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Egypt and Nigeria?

84,680 sq. km, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Nigeria: Land area

Egypt

995,450 sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria

910,770 sq. km

in 2023

Egypt rank

29th

Nigeria rank

30th

Land area over time

Egypt
Nigeria

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 995,450 sq. km against 910,770 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 84,680 sq. km.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt
1970s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt
1980s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt
1990s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt
2000s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt
2010s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt
2020s	995,450 sq. km	910,770 sq. km	84,680 sq. km	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Egypt or Nigeria?: Egypt, at 995,450 sq. km against 910,770 sq. km in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Egypt and Nigeria?: 84,680 sq. km, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for land area?: Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.