Nicaragua vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.38 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Paraguay about 3.4 times.
NicaraguaParaguayNicaragua moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
0.3×
Nicaragua is 0.3× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.38× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Asuncion |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; 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 Nicaragua bigger than Paraguay?
- No. Nicaragua is 3.38 times smaller than Paraguay. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.4 times: Paraguay has 3.38× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Paraguay 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 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, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².