Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 3.25 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Zimbabwe about 3.2 times.
NicaraguaZimbabweNicaragua moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.31× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 3.25× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Harare |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Nicaragua is 3.25 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 3.2 times: Zimbabwe has 3.25× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².