Algeria vs Nicaragua
Algeria is 19.8 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Algeria about 20 times.
AlgeriaNicaraguaAlgeria moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
19.8×
Algeria is 19.8× the area of Nicaragua.
| Algeria | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Managua |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Algeria is 19.8 times larger than Nicaragua. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Algeria?
- About 20 times: Algeria has 19.8× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Algeria and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Nicaragua?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 7,007,502. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².