Nicaragua vs South Korea
Nicaragua is 20% larger than South Korea.
NicaraguaSouth KoreaNicaragua moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
1.2×
Nicaragua is 1.2× the area of South Korea.
| Nicaragua | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Seoul |
| Region | Central America | Eastern 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- Yes. Nicaragua is 20% larger than South Korea. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1.2 times: Nicaragua has 1.2× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Nicaragua and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², South Korea 515 per km².