Nicaragua vs Qatar
Nicaragua is 10.5 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Nicaragua about 11 times.
NicaraguaQatarNicaragua moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 10.5× the area of Qatar.
| Nicaragua | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Doha |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Nicaragua is 10.5 times larger than Qatar. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Nicaragua?
- About 11 times: Nicaragua has 10.5× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Nicaragua and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 2,972,215. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Qatar 260 per km².