Malawi vs Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Total area

Malawi
118,480 Square kilometres
in 2023
Nicaragua
130,370 Square kilometres
in 2023
Malawi rank
93rd
Nicaragua rank
90th

Land use hidden — Total area over time

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 130,370 Square kilometres against 118,480 Square kilometres in Malawi, a difference of 11,890 Square kilometres.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 90th of 202 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua
1970s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua
1980s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua
1990s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua
2000s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua
2010s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua
2020s 118,480 Square kilometres 130,370 Square kilometres 11,890 Square kilometres Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, Malawi or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 130,370 Square kilometres against 118,480 Square kilometres in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area between Malawi and Nicaragua?
11,890 Square kilometres, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for land use hidden — total area?
Malawi ranks 93rd and Nicaragua ranks 90th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,415 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata