Egypt vs Nicaragua
Egypt is 8.4 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Egypt about 8.4 times.
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8.4×
Egypt is 8.4× the area of Nicaragua.
| Egypt | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Managua |
| Region | Northern 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. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Egypt is 8.4 times larger than Nicaragua. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Egypt?
- About 8.4 times: Egypt has 8.4× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Egypt and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Nicaragua?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 7,007,502. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².