Nicaragua vs Sudan
Sudan is 15.7 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Sudan about 16 times.
NicaraguaSudanNicaragua moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.06× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 15.7× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Khartoum |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Nicaragua is 15.7 times smaller than Sudan. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Sudan?
- About 16 times: Sudan has 15.7× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Sudan 27 per km².