Nicaragua vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 5.35 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into South Sudan about 5.4 times.
NicaraguaSouth SudanNicaragua moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.19× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 5.35× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Juba |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Nicaragua is 5.35 times smaller than South Sudan. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into South Sudan?
- About 5.4 times: South Sudan has 5.35× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².