Which has higher surface area, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?

Dominican Republic, at 146,839 sq. km against 130,370 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

16,469 sq. km, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Surface area

Dominican Republic

146,839 sq. km

in 2023

Nicaragua

130,370 sq. km

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

95th

Nicaragua rank

98th

Surface area over time

Dominican Republic
Nicaragua

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 146,839 sq. km against 130,370 sq. km in Nicaragua, a difference of 16,469 sq. km.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48,670 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	81,700 sq. km	Nicaragua
1970s	48,670 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	81,700 sq. km	Nicaragua
1980s	48,670 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	81,700 sq. km	Nicaragua
1990s	48,670 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	81,700 sq. km	Nicaragua
2000s	48,670 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	81,700 sq. km	Nicaragua
2010s	58,487 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	71,883 sq. km	Nicaragua
2020s	146,839 sq. km	130,370 sq. km	16,469 sq. km	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?: Dominican Republic, at 146,839 sq. km against 130,370 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 16,469 sq. km, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for surface area?: Dominican Republic ranks 95th and Nicaragua ranks 98th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 20 August 2026

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