Mauritania vs Nigeria: Surface area

Mauritania

1.03 million sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria

923,770 sq. km

in 2023

Mauritania rank

28th

Nigeria rank

31st

Surface area over time

Mauritania currently reports 1.03 million sq. km against 923,770 sq. km in Nigeria, a difference of 106,930 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 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.