Antigua and Barbuda vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 274 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Nicaragua about 274 times.
Antigua and BarbudaNicaraguaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 274× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Managua |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Nicaragua?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 274 times smaller than Nicaragua. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Nicaragua?
- About 274 times: Nicaragua has 274× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².