Nicaragua vs Niger
Niger is 10.5 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Niger about 11 times.
NicaraguaNigerNicaragua moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.09× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 10.5× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Niamey |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nicaragua sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Niger at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Nicaragua bigger than Niger?
- No. Nicaragua is 10.5 times smaller than Niger. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Niger?
- About 11 times: Niger has 10.5× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Niger look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nicaragua is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Niger about 1.1×. 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, Nicaragua or Niger?
- Niger: 27,917,831 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Niger 22 per km².