France is a transcontinental country spanning Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories, whereas Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between France and Nigeria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is France bigger than Nigeria?
The total area of France is 640,679 sq km, and the total area of Nigeria is 923,769 sq km. France is smaller than Nigeria by 283,090 sq km. France is around 1.44 times smaller than Nigeria.
Area of France: 247,368 sq mi ( 640,679 km2 )
Area of Nigeria: 356,669 sq mi ( 923,769 km2 )
Population
Based on the World Bank, Eurostat data, the total population of France as of 2019 was estimated to be around 67.06 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Nigeria as of 1st November 2021, is estimated to be around 211,904,516.
Here is some more data comparison between France and Nigeria.
The capital city of France is Paris, and the capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.
Official Languages
France: French
Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo
Human Development Index
HDI of France as of 2019: 0.901
HDI of Nigeria as of 2018: 0.539
France Timezone:
France has 12 different time zones but the majority of the area observes:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Nigeria Timezone:
UTC + 1 (West Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of France:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Nigeria:
8° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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