Nicaragua is 1.61× the size of South Carolina
Nicaragua (North America) covers about 129,000 km² (49,700 mi²) and South Carolina (state of the United States) about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 129,000km²Nicaragua
- 80,200km²South Carolina
100 km
- Nicaragua
- South Carolina
What fits
- South Carolina is 62% of the size of Nicaragua.
- Nicaragua is larger by 48,500 km² (18,700 mi²), which is 61% of the area of South Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nicaragua is about 4.20, South Carolina about 2.61.
How they differ
- Nicaragua also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.1 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 64 in South Carolina against 40 in Nicaragua: South Carolina is 1.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,380 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nicaragua at 13°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and South Carolina at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Nicaragua as 1.16× the size of South Carolina instead of 1.61×.
- Together Nicaragua and South Carolina cover 209,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 48,500 km², is about the size of Slovakia (48,500 km²).
- At South Carolina's density, Nicaragua would have 8.2 million people (it has 5.1 million). At Nicaragua's density, South Carolina would have 3.2 million (it has 5.1 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 21.1° of latitude, about 2,340 km, farther north than Nicaragua's.
- Nicaragua ranks 99th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Carolina is the 40th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,340 km) north of Nicaragua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nicaragua would have about 25,030 m² and each person in South Carolina about 15,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Nicaragua and South Carolina would cover 209,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 10.3 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
- Counted as a country, South Carolina would rank 116th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Nicaragua | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryNorth America | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 129,000 km²49,700 mi² | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² |
| Official area | 120,000 km²Wikidata | 82,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 98th of 239worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2005 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 124th of 237worldwide | 23rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 40 per km² | 64 per km² |
| Capital | Managua | Columbia |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 15°N | 32°N to 35°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 80,200 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 82,900 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 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