Cambodia vs Nicaragua
Cambodia is 50% larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Cambodia about 1.5 times.
CambodiaNicaraguaCambodia moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
1.5×
Cambodia is 1.5× the area of Nicaragua.
| Cambodia | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Managua |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia sits at about 13°N 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 Cambodia bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Cambodia is 50% larger than Nicaragua. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.5 times: Cambodia has 1.5× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Cambodia and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Nicaragua?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 7,007,502. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².