Country size comparison

compared to

Nicaragua is about 3.5 times smaller than Sweden.

Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, while Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, making Nicaragua 28.95% the size of Sweden. Meanwhile, the population of Sweden is ~10.6 million people (3.6 million fewer people live in Nicaragua).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sweden vs. Nicaragua uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Nicaragua vs. Sweden

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Nicaragua on top of Sweden
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 23 statistics
Make 19.9 times more money in Sweden
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Sweden is 88.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall
→
Moving from Nicaragua to Sweden · OECD 2023
55 people moved from Nicaragua to Sweden.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play