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title: "Netherlands vs Nigeria — area, population, currency"
description: "Netherlands is 41,543 km² with 18,087,633 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/netherlands-vs-nigeria/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Netherlands vs Nigeria

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

41,543 km² vs 923,768 km² · 18,087,633 vs 237,527,782

Nigeria is 22 times larger than Netherlands — 923,768 against 41,543 km². Nigeria is 13 times more populous than Netherlands — 237,527,782 against 18,087,633 people.

## Side by side

|  | Netherlands | Nigeria |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Amsterdam | Abuja |
| Area | 41,543 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 18,087,633 (2025) | 237,527,782 (2025) |
| Density | 435.4 /km² | 257.1 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Nigerian naira (NGN) |
| Official languages | Dutch | English |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +31 | +234 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
| ISO codes | NL / NLD | NG / NGA |

## Population density

Netherlands is 1.7 times more densely populated than Nigeria — 435 against 257 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 Euro and the Nigerian naira.
- Different continents — Europe and Africa.

## Netherlands

About a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea level and roughly a fifth of its present land area has been reclaimed from sea, lake and marsh. Flevoland, a province of some 1,400 km², was drained from the Zuiderzee in the 20th century and is the largest artificial island in the world. The lowest point, in Zuidplaspolder, is about 6.8 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 Netherlands bigger than Nigeria?

Nigeria is larger — 923,768 km² against 41,543 km².

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

Nigeria, with 237,527,782 against 18,087,633.

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

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

## Related pages

- [Netherlands](https://atoneplace.net/country/netherlands/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
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## 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]