Latvia vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 86% larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into Nicaragua about 1.9 times.
LatviaNicaraguaLatvia moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Latvia is 0.54× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 1.86× the size of Latvia.
| Latvia | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,594 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 1,847,785 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Riga | Managua |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Latvia sits at about 57°N and is stretched to 3.35× its true area; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it is next to Nicaragua. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Latvia bigger than Nicaragua?
- No. Latvia is 46% smaller than Nicaragua. Latvia covers 64,594 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1.9 times: Nicaragua has 1.86× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Latvia and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Latvia is drawn about 3.35× its true area there and Nicaragua about 1.05×. That is why Latvia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Nicaragua. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Latvia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 1,847,785. Density: Latvia 29 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².