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title: "Nigeria vs Sweden — area, population, currency"
description: "Nigeria is 923,768 km² with 237,527,782 people; Sweden is 450,295 km² with 10,596,620. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/nigeria-vs-sweden/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Nigeria vs Sweden

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

923,768 km² vs 450,295 km² · 237,527,782 vs 10,596,620

Nigeria is 2.1 times larger than Sweden — 923,768 against 450,295 km². Nigeria is 22 times more populous than Sweden — 237,527,782 against 10,596,620 people.

## Side by side

|  | Nigeria | Sweden |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Abuja | Stockholm |
| Area | 923,768 km² | 450,295 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 (2025) | 10,596,620 (2025) |
| Density | 257.1 /km² | 23.5 /km² |
| Currency | Nigerian naira (NGN) | Swedish krona (SEK) |
| Official languages | English | Swedish |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +234 | +46 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Africa | Europe |
| ISO codes | NG / NGA | SE / SWE |

## Population density

Nigeria is 11 times more densely populated than Sweden — 257 against 24 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 Swedish krona.
- 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.

## Sweden

Sweden has roughly 267,000 islands, more than any other country, though only a small fraction are inhabited. Around seventy percent of it is forest, and a seventh lies above the Arctic Circle. Its right of public access lets anyone walk and camp on most uncultivated land.

> 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 Sweden?

Nigeria is larger — 923,768 km² against 450,295 km².

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

Nigeria, with 237,527,782 against 10,596,620.

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

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

## Related pages

- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Sweden](https://atoneplace.net/country/sweden/)
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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]