Iran vs Nigeria: Urban area over the long-term
Iran
8,281 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Nigeria
11,202 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Iran rank
17th
Nigeria rank
14th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Iran
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11,202 km² per grid cell against 8,281 km² per grid cell in Iran, a difference of 2,922 km² per grid cell.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 14th of 202 countries.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.