Afghanistan vs Nicaragua
Afghanistan is 5.42 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Afghanistan about 5.4 times.
AfghanistanNicaraguaAfghanistan moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5.42× the area of Nicaragua.
| Afghanistan | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Managua |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.42 times larger than Nicaragua. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5.4 times: Afghanistan has 5.42× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Afghanistan and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Nicaragua about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Nicaragua?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 7,007,502. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².