Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 4.29 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Nicaragua about 4.3 times.
Equatorial GuineaNicaraguaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.23× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 4.29× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Managua |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Nicaragua?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 4.29 times smaller than Nicaragua. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Nicaragua?
- About 4.3 times: Nicaragua has 4.29× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².