Nicaragua vs Vanuatu
Nicaragua is 9.87 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Nicaragua about 9.9 times.
NicaraguaVanuatuNicaragua moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 9.87× the area of Vanuatu.
| Nicaragua | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 335,169 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Port-Vila |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Vanuatu at 16° S 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Nicaragua is 9.87 times larger than Vanuatu. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Nicaragua?
- About 9.9 times: Nicaragua has 9.87× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Nicaragua and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 335,169. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².