Nicaragua is 25.5× the size of Fukuoka
Nicaragua (North America) covers about 129,000 km² (49,700 mi²) and Fukuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 5,050 km² (1,950 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 129,000km²Nicaragua
- 5,050km²Fukuoka
100 km
- Nicaragua
- Fukuoka
What fits
- Fukuoka fits inside Nicaragua about 25.5 times by area.
- Nicaragua is larger by 124,000 km² (47,700 mi²), which is 2,448% of the area of Fukuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nicaragua is about 4.20, Fukuoka about 0.16.
How they differ
- Nicaragua also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,011 in Fukuoka against 40 in Nicaragua: Fukuoka is 25.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nicaragua at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Fukuoka at 34°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Nicaragua as 18.6× the size of Fukuoka instead of 25.5×.
- Together Nicaragua and Fukuoka cover 134,000 km², close to the size of Greece (131,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 124,000 km², is about the size of Eritrea (123,000 km²).
- At Fukuoka's density, Nicaragua would have 130.1 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Nicaragua's density, Fukuoka would have 202,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- Fukuoka's centre is 20.7° of latitude, about 2,300 km, farther north than Nicaragua's.
- Nicaragua ranks 99th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Fukuoka is the 28th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Fukuoka lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,300 km) north of Nicaragua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nicaragua would have about 25,030 m² and each person in Fukuoka about 990 m².
- Laid side by side, Nicaragua and Fukuoka would cover 134,000 km², about the same size as Greece.
- Together they have 10.3 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, Fukuoka would rank 175th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Nicaragua | Fukuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 129,000 km²49,700 mi² | 5,050 km²1,950 mi² |
| Official area | 120,000 km²Wikidata | 4,970 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 98th of 239worldwide | 28th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2005 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 124th of 237worldwide | 9th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 40 per km² | 1,011 per km² |
| Capital | Managua | Fukuoka |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 15°N | 33°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2005 and Wikidata 2020. 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,970 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,050 km², to within 2%.
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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