Nigeria is 68% larger than France (Metropolitan).
Area: 923,768 km2 World Factbook
Population: 177,155,754 (July 2014) World Factbook
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Wikipedia
Area: 549,970 km2 World Factbook
Population: 64,036,000 (June 2014) INSEE
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It includes mainland and the nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel and the Mediterranean Sea, including Corsica. Wikipedia