New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America, whereas Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Jersey and Nigeria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Nigeria?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Nigeria is 356,669 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Nigeria by 347,946.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 40.89 times smaller than Nigeria.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Nigeria: 356,669 sq mi ( 923,769 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
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 New Jersey and Nigeria.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Nigeria: Nigerian
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Nigeria: NG
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Nigeria as of 2019: 0.539
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Nigeria Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (West Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Nigeria:
8° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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