California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Nigeria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Nigeria?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Nigeria is 356,669 sq mi. California is smaller than Nigeria by 192,973 sq mi. California is around 2.18 times smaller than Nigeria.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Nigeria: 356,669 sq mi ( 923,769 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Nigeria as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 215,614,075.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Nigeria.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.
Official Languages
California: English
Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Nigeria: Nigerian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Nigeria: NG
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Nigeria as of 2019: 0.539
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Nigeria Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (West Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Nigeria:
8° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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