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

77,680 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?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Nigeria: Surface area

Egypt

1.00 million sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria

923,770 sq. km

in 2023

Egypt rank

29th

Nigeria rank

31st

Surface area over time

Egypt
Nigeria

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.00 million sq. km against 923,770 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 77,680 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 31st 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	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt
1970s	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt
1980s	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt
1990s	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt
2000s	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt
2010s	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt
2020s	1.00 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	77,680 sq. km	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Egypt or Nigeria?: Egypt, at 1.00 million sq. km against 923,770 sq. km in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Egypt and Nigeria?: 77,680 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 surface area?: Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.