Mozambique vs Nigeria: Surface area

Mozambique

799,380 sq. km

in 2023

Nigeria

923,770 sq. km

in 2023

Mozambique rank

34th

Nigeria rank

31st

Surface area over time

Nigeria currently reports 923,770 sq. km against 799,380 sq. km in Mozambique, a difference of 124,390 sq. km.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

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

Globally, Mozambique ranks 34th 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.