---
title: "Canada vs Nigeria — area, population, currency"
description: "Canada is 9,984,670 km² with 41,651,653 people; Nigeria is 923,768 km² with 237,527,782. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-nigeria/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Canada vs Nigeria

**Canada vs Nigeria: Canada is larger; Nigeria has more people**

9,984,670 km² vs 923,768 km² · 41,651,653 vs 237,527,782

Canada is 11 times larger than Nigeria — 9,984,670 against 923,768 km². Nigeria is 5.7 times more populous than Canada — 237,527,782 against 41,651,653 people.

## Side by side

|  | Canada | Nigeria |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Ottawa | Abuja |
| Area | 9,984,670 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 41,651,653 (2025) | 237,527,782 (2025) |
| Density | 4.2 /km² | 257.1 /km² |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Nigerian naira (NGN) |
| Official languages | English, French | English |
| Time zones | UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +1 | +234 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
| ISO codes | CA / CAN | NG / NGA |

## Population density

Nigeria is 62 times more densely populated than Canada — 257 against 4 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Canadian dollar and the Nigerian naira.
- Canada spans 6 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — North America and Africa.

## Canada

The second-largest country in the world by total area, and the longest coastline of any — about 202,000 km, more than the rest of the world put together. Canada holds more lake area than every other country combined, and something over two million lakes. Its border with the United States is the longest between any two countries at 8,891 km.

## Nigeria

The most populous country in Africa, with roughly one African in six. The Niger Delta is the largest river delta in Africa at about 70,000 km², a maze of creeks and mangrove covering an area the size of Ireland.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Canada bigger than Nigeria?

Canada is larger — 9,984,670 km² against 923,768 km².

### Which has more people, Canada or Nigeria?

Nigeria, with 237,527,782 against 41,651,653.

### What is the time difference between Canada and Nigeria?

Canada is UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00, UTC-06:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, UTC-03:30 and Nigeria is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
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- [China vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-nigeria/)
- [Japan vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-nigeria/)
- [Canada vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-united-states/)
- [Canada vs India](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-india/)
- [Canada vs China](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-china/)
- [Canada vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-united-kingdom/)
- [Canada vs Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-japan/)
- [Canada vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-new-zealand/)
- [Canada vs France](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-france/)
- [Canada vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-germany/)
- [Canada vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-italy/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]