Which has higher surface area, Namibia or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 923,770 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.

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

99,480 sq. km, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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

Namibia vs Nigeria: Surface area

Namibia

824,290 sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria

923,770 sq. km

in 2023

Namibia rank

33rd

Nigeria rank

31st

Surface area over time

Namibia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 923,770 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia, a difference of 99,480 sq. km.

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

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

Namibia ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 31st of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria
1970s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria
1980s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria
1990s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria
2000s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria
2010s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria
2020s	824,290 sq. km	923,770 sq. km	99,480 sq. km	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Namibia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 923,770 sq. km against 824,290 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Namibia and Nigeria?: 99,480 sq. km, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for surface area?: Namibia ranks 33rd 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, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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