Nicaragua is 1.01× the size of North Carolina
Nicaragua (North America) covers about 129,000 km² (49,700 mi²) and North Carolina (state of the United States) about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 129,000km²Nicaragua
- 128,000km²North Carolina
200 km
- Nicaragua
- North Carolina
What fits
- North Carolina is 99% of the size of Nicaragua.
- Nicaragua is larger by 1,020 km² (395 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of North Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nicaragua is about 4.20, North Carolina about 4.16.
How they differ
- Nicaragua is larger, but North Carolina has the larger population: 10.4 million against 5.1 million, 2.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 82 in North Carolina against 40 in Nicaragua: North Carolina is 2.05× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,590 km apart.
- On a standard web map North Carolina looks larger than Nicaragua: Nicaragua at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and North Carolina at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows North Carolina as 1.42× the size of Nicaragua, when Nicaragua is 1.01× the size of North Carolina.
- Together Nicaragua and North Carolina cover 256,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- At North Carolina's density, Nicaragua would have 10.5 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Nicaragua's density, North Carolina would have 5.1 million (it has 10.4 million).
- North Carolina's centre is 22.7° of latitude, about 2,530 km, farther north than Nicaragua's.
- Nicaragua ranks 99th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- North Carolina lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,530 km) north of Nicaragua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nicaragua would have about 25,030 m² and each person in North Carolina about 12,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Nicaragua and North Carolina would cover 256,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
- Together they have 15.6 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, North Carolina would rank 99th by area and 89th by population.
Side by side
| Nicaragua | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 129,000 km²49,700 mi² | 128,000 km²49,300 mi² |
| Official area | 120,000 km²Wikidata | 139,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 98th of 239worldwide | 30th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2005 | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 124th of 237worldwide | 9th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 40 per km² | 82 per km² |
| Capital | Managua | Raleigh |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 15°N | 34°N to 37°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.
- Our measured 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 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