Nicaragua is 1.05× the size of Eritrea
Nicaragua covers about 129,000 km² (49,700 mi²) and Eritrea about 123,000 km² (47,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 129,000km²Nicaragua
- 123,000km²Eritrea
200 km
- Nicaragua
- Eritrea
What fits
- Eritrea is 95% of the size of Nicaragua.
- Nicaragua is larger by 6,150 km² (2,370 mi²), which is 5.0% of the area of Eritrea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nicaragua is about 4.20, Eritrea about 4.00.
How they differ
- Nicaragua also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 3.5 million, 1.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 40 in Nicaragua against 29 in Eritrea: Nicaragua is 1.40× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,100 km apart.
- Together Nicaragua and Eritrea cover 251,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,150 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Eritrea's density, Nicaragua would have 3.7 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Nicaragua's density, Eritrea would have 4.9 million (it has 3.5 million).
- Eritrea's centre is 2.5° of latitude, about 280 km, farther north than Nicaragua's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Nicaragua | 1.05× |
| More people | Nicaragua | 1.47× |
| More crowded | Nicaragua | 1.40× |
| Farther north | Eritrea | 2.5° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Nicaragua | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 4.20× | 4.00× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.53× | 0.50× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.36× | 0.34× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.34× | 0.33× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.22× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Nicaragua | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 129,000 km²49,700 mi² | 123,000 km²47,300 mi² |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2005 | 3.5 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Density | 40 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Official area | 120,000 km²Wikidata | 118,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Managua | Asmara |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 15°N | 12°N to 18°N |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2005 and Wikidata 2019, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 123,000 km² is 4.2% above Wikidata's official figure of 118,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11