---
title: "China vs Nigeria — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 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/china-vs-nigeria/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Nigeria

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

9,596,960 km² vs 923,768 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 237,527,782

China is 10 times larger than Nigeria — 9,596,960 against 923,768 km². China is 5.9 times more populous than Nigeria — 1,406,585,000 against 237,527,782 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Nigeria |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Abuja |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 237,527,782 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 257.1 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Nigerian naira (NGN) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | English |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +234 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | NG / NGA |

## Population density

Nigeria is 1.8 times more densely populated than China — 257 against 147 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 Chinese yuan and the Nigerian naira.
- Different continents — Asia and Africa.

## China

The largest country in the world using a single time zone, so the sun rises in the far west around three hours later by the clock than in Beijing. China has a land border with fourteen countries — more than any other state except Russia, which also has fourteen. Its terrain runs from Mount Everest on the Nepalese border to the Turpan Depression at 154 m below sea level.

## 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 China bigger than Nigeria?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 923,768 km².

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

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 237,527,782.

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

China is UTC+08:00 and Nigeria is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

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

## 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]