Tamil Nadu is 1.02× the size of Nicaragua
Tamil Nadu (state of India) covers about 131,000 km² (50,500 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.
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
- 129,000km²Nicaragua
100 km
- Tamil Nadu
- Nicaragua
What fits
- Nicaragua is 98% of the size of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu is larger by 2,000 km² (772 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Nicaragua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tamil Nadu is about 4.26, Nicaragua about 4.20.
How they differ
- Tamil Nadu also has the larger population: 72.1 million against 5.1 million, 14.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 552 in Tamil Nadu against 40 in Nicaragua: Tamil Nadu is 13.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,800 km apart.
- Together Tamil Nadu and Nicaragua cover 259,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,000 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Nicaragua's density, Tamil Nadu would have 5.2 million people (it has 72.1 million). At Tamil Nadu's density, Nicaragua would have 71.0 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Nicaragua's centre is 1.8° of latitude, about 200 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Nicaragua ranks 99th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 11°N and 13°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tamil Nadu would have about 1,810 m² and each person in Nicaragua about 25,030 m².
- Laid side by side, Tamil Nadu and Nicaragua would cover 259,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 77.3 million people, 93% as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Tamil Nadu would rank 98th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| Tamil Nadu | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² | 129,000 km²49,700 mi² |
| Official area | 130,000 km²Wikidata | 120,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 36in India | 98th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2005 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 36in India | 124th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 552 per km² | 40 per km² |
| Capital | Chennai | Managua |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 14°N | 11°N to 15°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2005. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 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