Malawi vs Nicaragua: Surface area

Malawi

118,480 sq. km

in 2023

Nicaragua

130,370 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi rank

101st

Nicaragua rank

98th

Surface area over time

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

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

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

Globally, Malawi ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.