Nigeria vs Venezuela: Land area

Nigeria

910,770 sq. km

in 2023

Venezuela

882,050 sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria rank

30th

Venezuela rank

32nd

Land area over time

Nigeria
Venezuela

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 910,770 sq. km against 882,050 sq. km in Venezuela, a difference of 28,720 sq. km.

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

Globally, Nigeria ranks 30th and Venezuela ranks 32nd of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Nigeria
Land area in Venezuela
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.