Mozambique vs Nicaragua
Mozambique is 6.66 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Mozambique about 6.7 times.
MozambiqueNicaraguaMozambique moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
6.66×
Mozambique is 6.66× the area of Nicaragua.
| Mozambique | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Managua |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Nicaragua?
- Yes. Mozambique is 6.66 times larger than Nicaragua. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Mozambique?
- About 6.7 times: Mozambique has 6.66× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Mozambique and Nicaragua look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Nicaragua?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 7,007,502. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².