Mauritania vs Nigeria: Land area
Mauritania
1.03 million sq. km
in 2023
Nigeria
910,770 sq. km
in 2023
Mauritania rank
28th
Nigeria rank
30th
Land area over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.03 million sq. km against 910,770 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 119,930 sq. km.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Globally, Mauritania ranks 28th and Nigeria ranks 30th of 216 countries.
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About this data
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.