Angola vs Nicaragua
Angola is 10.4 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Angola about 10 times.
AngolaNicaraguaAngola moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 10.4× the area of Nicaragua.
| Angola | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Managua |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Angola is 10.4 times larger than Nicaragua. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Angola?
- About 10 times: Angola has 10.4× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Angola and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Nicaragua?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 7,007,502. Density: Angola 31 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².