Country size comparison

compared to

Nicaragua is about 1.6 times smaller than Minnesota.

Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 63.23% the size of Minnesota. Meanwhile, the population of Minnesota is ~5.3 million people (997,955 more people live in Nicaragua).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Minnesota vs. Nicaragua uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share
Compare further: Nicaragua vs. Minnesota
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Nicaragua on top of Minnesota
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Make 9.4 times more money in Minnesota
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Minnesota is 3.4 times more expensive than Nicaragua overall
→