Country size comparison
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Nicaragua is about 1.8 times bigger than Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone is approximately 71,740 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 82% larger than Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, the population of Sierra Leone is ~8.8 million people (1.8 million fewer people live in Nicaragua).
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