Nicaragua's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi, and the total size is 46,464 sq mi, with inland water included. Nicaragua rankes 97/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.08% of the land mass of all countries.
42.3% of its territory is agricultural land.
Nicaragua has 0.11% of the world's agricultural land area.
25.8% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.08% of the world's forests.

Nicaragua total size and land area

	Nicaragua	Rank
Total surface area	46,464 sq mi	97/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.02%	N/A
Land area	46,464 sq mi	98/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.08%	N/A
Population	6,916,140	108/197
Population density	152.8 ppl/mi²	131/197

Nicaragua's True Size on the Map

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Nicaragua's area by type

	Nicaragua	Rank
Forest area	11,998 sq mi	89/196
Forest area as share of land	25.8%	109/196
World's forests share	0.08%	N/A
Agricultural land	19,656 sq mi	86/194
Agricultural land share	42.3%	87/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.11%	N/A
Arable land	5,803 sq mi	91/191
Arable land share	12.5%	83/191
Permanent cropland	1,143 sq mi	70/192
Permanent cropland share	2.46%	72/192
Water area	0 sq mi	184/197
Water as share of total area	0%	184/197
Roads length	14,849 mi	90/176
Land borders length	779 mi	113/197
Coastline length	565 mi	77/197
Share of marine protected waters	3.6%	65/155

Nicaragua's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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