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title: "Nigeria vs Norway — area, population, currency"
description: "Nigeria is 923,768 km² with 237,527,782 people; Norway is 323,802 km² with 5,610,870. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/nigeria-vs-norway/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Nigeria vs Norway

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

923,768 km² vs 323,802 km² · 237,527,782 vs 5,610,870

Nigeria is 2.9 times larger than Norway — 923,768 against 323,802 km². Nigeria is 42 times more populous than Norway — 237,527,782 against 5,610,870 people.

## Side by side

|  | Nigeria | Norway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Abuja | Oslo |
| Area | 923,768 km² | 323,802 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 (2025) | 5,610,870 (2025) |
| Density | 257.1 /km² | 17.3 /km² |
| Currency | Nigerian naira (NGN) | Norwegian krone (NOK) |
| Official languages | English | Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Sami |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +234 | +47 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
| ISO codes | NG / NGA | NO / NOR |

## Population density

Nigeria is 15 times more densely populated than Norway — 257 against 17 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 Nigerian naira and the Norwegian krone.
- Different continents — Africa and Europe.

## 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.

## Norway

The mainland coastline is about 2,500 km end to end, but roughly 25,000 km following the fjords, and over 100,000 km counting the islands — one of the longest coastlines of any country. Sognefjord runs 205 km inland and is 1,308 m deep. Norway generates almost all its electricity from hydropower.

> 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 Nigeria bigger than Norway?

Nigeria is larger — 923,768 km² against 323,802 km².

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

Nigeria, with 237,527,782 against 5,610,870.

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

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

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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]