Guyana vs Nicaragua
Guyana is 79% larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Guyana about 1.8 times.
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1.79×
Guyana is 1.79× the area of Nicaragua.
| Guyana | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Managua |
| Region | South America | 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. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Guyana is 79% larger than Nicaragua. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Guyana?
- About 1.8 times: Guyana has 1.79× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Guyana and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².