Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and Nigeria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Nigeria?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Nigeria is 356,669 sq mi. Kansas is smaller than Nigeria by 274,391 sq mi. Kansas is around 4.34 times smaller than Nigeria.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Nigeria: 356,669 sq mi ( 923,769 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Nigeria as of 2020, was estimated to be around 206,139,587.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Nigeria.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Nigeria: Nigerian
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Nigeria: NG
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Nigeria as of 2019: 0.539
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Nigeria Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (West Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Nigeria:
8° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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