Macao vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 1,046 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Nicaragua about 1046 times.
MacaoNicaraguaMacao moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 1,046× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | — | Managua |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Nicaragua?
- No. Macao is 1,046 times smaller than Nicaragua. Macao covers 115 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1046 times: Nicaragua has 1,046× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².