Country size comparison
compared to
Nicaragua is around the same size as North Korea.
North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 8% larger than North Korea. Meanwhile, the population of North Korea is ~26.0 million people (19.7 million fewer people live in Nicaragua).
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