Nicaragua vs Senegal
Senegal is 63% larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Senegal about 1.6 times.
NicaraguaSenegalNicaragua moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.61× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 1.63× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Dakar |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Nicaragua is 39% smaller than Senegal. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Senegal?
- About 1.6 times: Senegal has 1.63× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Senegal 96 per km².