Nicaragua vs Yemen
Yemen is 3.79 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Yemen about 3.8 times.
NicaraguaYemenNicaragua moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.26× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 3.79× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Sana'a |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen 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 Yemen?
- No. Nicaragua is 3.79 times smaller than Yemen. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Yemen?
- About 3.8 times: Yemen has 3.79× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Yemen 92 per km².