Which has higher surface area, Mauritania or Nigeria?

Mauritania, at 1.03 million sq. km against 923,768 sq. km in Nigeria as of 2024.

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

106,932 sq. km, with Mauritania ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Mauritania vs Nigeria: Surface area (sq. km)

Mauritania

1.03 million sq. km

in 2024

Nigeria

923,768 sq. km

in 2024

Mauritania rank

28th

Nigeria rank

31st

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Mauritania
Nigeria

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.03 million sq. km against 923,768 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 106,932 sq. km.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania
1970s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania
1980s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania
1990s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania
2000s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania
2010s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania
2020s	1.03 million sq. km	923,770 sq. km	106,930 sq. km	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Mauritania or Nigeria?: Mauritania, at 1.03 million sq. km against 923,768 sq. km in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Mauritania and Nigeria?: 106,932 sq. km, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for surface area?: Mauritania ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 216 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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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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