Egypt vs Nigeria: Surface area

Egypt

1.00 million sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria

923,770 sq. km

in 2023

Egypt rank

29th

Nigeria rank

31st

Surface area over time

Egypt currently reports 1.00 million sq. km against 923,770 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 77,680 sq. km.

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

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

Globally, Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 31st of 216 countries.

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: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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