Alabama is 1.04× the size of Nicaragua
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Nicaragua (North America) about 129,000 km² (49,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 129,000km²Nicaragua
100 km
- Alabama
- Nicaragua
What fits
- Nicaragua is 96% of the size of Alabama.
- Alabama is larger by 5,150 km² (1,990 mi²), which is 4.0% of the area of Nicaragua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Nicaragua about 4.20.
How they differ
- Alabama is larger, but Nicaragua has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 40 in Nicaragua against 38 in Alabama: Nicaragua is 1.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,220 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alabama at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Nicaragua at 13°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Alabama as 1.40× the size of Nicaragua instead of 1.04×.
- Together Alabama and Nicaragua cover 263,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,150 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Nicaragua's density, Alabama would have 5.3 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Nicaragua would have 4.8 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Alabama's centre is 19.9° of latitude, about 2,220 km, farther north than Nicaragua's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Nicaragua ranks 99th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alabama lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,220 km) north of Nicaragua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Nicaragua about 25,030 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Nicaragua would cover 263,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, Alabama would rank 97th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Alabama | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 129,000 km²49,700 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 120,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 98th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2005 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 124th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 38 per km² | 40 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Managua |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 11°N to 15°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2005. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 129,000 km² is 6.9% above Wikidata's official figure of 120,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12