Nicaragua vs Somalia
Somalia is 5.3 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Somalia about 5.3 times.
NicaraguaSomaliaNicaragua moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.19× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5.3× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Mogadishu |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Nicaragua is 5.3 times smaller than Somalia. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Somalia?
- About 5.3 times: Somalia has 5.3× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Somalia 31 per km².