Nigeria vs Tanzania: Land area

Nigeria

910,770 sq. km

in 2023

Tanzania

885,800 sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria rank

30th

Tanzania rank

31st

Land area over time

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 910,770 sq. km against 885,800 sq. km in Tanzania, a difference of 24,970 sq. km.

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

Globally, Nigeria ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 31st of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Nigeria
Land area in Tanzania
Full country ranking

About this data

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: 06 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.