Nicaragua vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 18.7 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Saudi Arabia about 19 times.
NicaraguaSaudi ArabiaNicaragua moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.05× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 18.7× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Riyadh |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Nicaragua is 18.7 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 19 times: Saudi Arabia has 18.7× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².