Nigeria map — color regions & visualize data
Nigeria has 37 administrative regions. With mapivot you can color them in one click, or upload a CSV/Excel file to shade each region by your own values — a choropleth map — then export to PNG, KML, QGIS or GeoJSON. It runs in your browser and it is free. The most populous region is Kano, with about 16,076,892 people.
How to make a Nigeria map
- Open the Nigeria map above
- Color regions by clicking, or upload your CSV / Excel data
- Choose a palette and classification (quantile, equal, Jenks)
- Export as PNG, KML, QGIS package or GeoJSON
Regions of Nigeria (37)
- Kebbi
- Niger
- Kwara
- Ogun
- Oyo
- Lagos
- Borno
- Adamawa
- Taraba
- Benue
- Cross River
- Sokoto
- Zamfara
- Yobe
- Katsina
- Jigawa
- Ondo
- Delta
- Bayelsa
- Rivers
- Akwa Ibom
- Abia
- Ebonyi
- Anambra
- Edo
- Bauchi
- Plateau
- Nassarawa
- Gombe
- Enugu
- Kogi
- Osun
- Imo
- Ekiti
- Kaduna
- Kano
- Federal Capital Territory
Largest regions of Nigeria by population
| # | Region | Population |
|---|
| 1 | Kano | 16,076,892 |
| 2 | Lagos | 11,000,598 |
| 3 | Kaduna | 8,252,366 |
| 4 | Katsina | 7,831,319 |
| 5 | Oyo | 7,667,318 |
| 6 | Rivers | 7,000,924 |
| 7 | Bauchi | 6,834,314 |
| 8 | Jigawa | 6,000,163 |
| 9 | Borno | 5,860,183 |
| 10 | Benue | 5,741,815 |
Population: Natural Earth (boundaries) + Wikidata.
What you can visualize
- Election results by region
- Census & population density
- Sales or revenue by area
- Survey or poll results
- Any metric in your spreadsheet
Frequently asked questions
- How many regions does Nigeria have?
- On this map Nigeria has 37 administrative regions (provinces / states).
- Can I color the map with my own data?
- Yes. Upload a CSV or Excel file and mapivot shades each region by its value automatically.
- Is the Nigeria map free?
- Yes — mapivot runs entirely in your browser and is free to use.
- Can I download the map?
- Yes, you can export it as PNG, KML, a QGIS package or GeoJSON.
- Where does the population data come from?
- Boundaries from Natural Earth and population figures from Wikidata.
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