Nepal vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 2.76 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Paraguay about 2.8 times.
NepalParaguayNepal moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Nepal is 0.36× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 2.76× the size of Nepal.
| Nepal | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Asuncion |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× its true area; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Nepal bigger than Paraguay?
- No. Nepal is 2.76 times smaller than Paraguay. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Paraguay?
- About 2.8 times: Paraguay has 2.76× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Nepal and Paraguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× its true area there and Paraguay about 1.18×. 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, Nepal or Paraguay?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 7,013,078. Density: Nepal 201 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².