---
title: "Nigeria vs Russia — area, population, currency"
description: "Nigeria is 923,768 km² with 237,527,782 people; Russia is 17,098,242 km² with 143,513,328. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/nigeria-vs-russia/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Nigeria vs Russia

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

923,768 km² vs 17,098,242 km² · 237,527,782 vs 143,513,328

Russia is 19 times larger than Nigeria — 17,098,242 against 923,768 km². Nigeria is 1.7 times more populous than Russia — 237,527,782 against 143,513,328 people.

## Side by side

|  | Nigeria | Russia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Abuja | Moscow |
| Area | 923,768 km² | 17,098,242 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 (2025) | 143,513,328 (2025) |
| Density | 257.1 /km² | 8.4 /km² |
| Currency | Nigerian naira (NGN) | Russian ruble (RUB) |
| Official languages | English | Russian |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00 |
| Calling code | +234 | +7 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
| ISO codes | NG / NGA | RU / RUS |

## Population density

Nigeria is 31 times more densely populated than Russia — 257 against 8 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 Russian ruble.
- Russia spans 11 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- 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.

## Russia

The largest country in the world by land area, close to twice the size of the next one, and it spans eleven time zones. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest lake on Earth at 1,642 m and holds roughly a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water — more than all five North American Great Lakes combined. Russia and China each border fourteen countries, more than any other state.

> 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 Russia?

Russia is larger — 17,098,242 km² against 923,768 km².

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

Nigeria, with 237,527,782 against 143,513,328.

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

Nigeria is UTC+01:00 and Russia is UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+05:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country/russia/)
- [India vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-russia/)
- [India vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-nigeria/)
- [China vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-russia/)
- [China vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-nigeria/)
- [Japan vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-russia/)
- [Japan vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-nigeria/)
- [Canada vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-russia/)
- [Canada vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-nigeria/)
- [Australia vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-russia/)
- [Australia vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-nigeria/)
- [New Zealand vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-russia/)
- [New Zealand vs Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-nigeria/)

## 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]