Florida is a state in the United States of America located in the Southeastern part of the country, whereas Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Florida and Nigeria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Florida bigger than Nigeria?
The total area of Florida is 65,758 sq mi, and the total area of Nigeria is 356,669 sq mi. Florida is smaller than Nigeria by 290,911 sq mi. Florida is around 5.43 times smaller than Nigeria.
Area of Florida: 65,758 sq mi (170,312 km2 )
Area of Nigeria: 356,669 sq mi ( 923,769 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Florida as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 21,781,128.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Nigeria as of 1st May 2022, is estimated to be around 215,837,307.
Here is some more data comparison between Florida and Nigeria.
The capital of Florida is Tallahassee, and the capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.
Official Languages
Florida: English
Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo
Demonym(s)
Florida: Floridian, Floridan
Nigeria: Nigerian
ISO 3166 Code
Florida: US-FL
Nigeria: NG
Human Development Index
HDI of Florida as of 2019: 0.916
HDI of Nigeria as of 2019: 0.539
Florida Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Nigeria Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (West Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Florida:
28° 37′ 49.8″ N, 82° 26′ 58.92″ W
Coordinates of Nigeria:
8° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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