Chad vs Nicaragua
Chad is 10.7 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Chad about 11 times.
ChadNicaraguaChad moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
10.7×
Chad is 10.7× the area of Nicaragua.
| Chad | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Managua |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Chad is 10.7 times larger than Nicaragua. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Chad?
- About 11 times: Chad has 10.7× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Chad and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Nicaragua?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 7,007,502. Density: Chad 16 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².