Nicaragua vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 7.58 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Venezuela about 7.6 times.
NicaraguaVenezuelaNicaragua moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.13× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 7.58× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Caracas |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- No. Nicaragua is 7.58 times smaller than Venezuela. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Venezuela?
- About 7.6 times: Venezuela has 7.58× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².