Nicaragua vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 36% larger than Nicaragua.
NicaraguaTunisiaNicaragua moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.74×
Nicaragua is 0.74× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.36× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Tunis |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Nicaragua is 26% smaller than Tunisia. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.4 times: Tunisia has 1.36× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².