Territorial change of Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua)

“Nicaragua”(Republic of Nicaragua) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1840 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1840 – 1841, at ≈ 133 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1840 – 1841≈ 133 thousand km²
AD 1842 – 1845≈ 133 thousand km²
AD 1846 – 1852≈ 112 thousand km²
AD 1853 – 1855≈ 111 thousand km²
AD 1857 – 1859≈ 111 thousand km²
AD 1860 – 1860≈ 133 thousand km²
AD 1861 – 1894≈ 111 thousand km²
AD 1895 – 1897≈ 133 thousand km²
AD 1898 – 2023≈ 133 thousand km²
AD 2024 – 2024≈ 133 thousand km²
AD 1840AD 2024

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1840 – 1841 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1840≈ 133 thousand km²63 of 155
AD 1842≈ 133 thousand km²64 of 156
AD 1846≈ 112 thousand km²62 of 152
AD 1848≈ 112 thousand km²62 of 147
AD 1849≈ 112 thousand km²61 of 144
AD 1853≈ 111 thousand km²63 of 144
AD 1857≈ 111 thousand km²61 of 150
AD 1859≈ 111 thousand km²63 of 146
AD 1860≈ 133 thousand km²61 of 142
AD 1861≈ 111 thousand km²64 of 140
AD 1862≈ 111 thousand km²64 of 138
AD 1863≈ 111 thousand km²64 of 139
AD 1864≈ 111 thousand km²64 of 139
AD 1865≈ 111 thousand km²62 of 139
AD 1866≈ 111 thousand km²61 of 133
AD 1868≈ 111 thousand km²59 of 134
AD 1870≈ 111 thousand km²60 of 132
AD 1871≈ 111 thousand km²60 of 113
AD 1873≈ 111 thousand km²57 of 108
AD 1877≈ 111 thousand km²57 of 104
AD 1880≈ 111 thousand km²58 of 104
AD 1884≈ 111 thousand km²59 of 105
AD 1885≈ 111 thousand km²58 of 101
AD 1890≈ 111 thousand km²60 of 99
AD 1895≈ 133 thousand km²53 of 90
AD 1898≈ 133 thousand km²51 of 87
AD 1900≈ 133 thousand km²49 of 84
AD 1905≈ 133 thousand km²50 of 83
AD 1908≈ 133 thousand km²50 of 79
AD 1911≈ 133 thousand km²49 of 76
AD 1912≈ 133 thousand km²51 of 77
AD 1913≈ 133 thousand km²50 of 78
AD 1914≈ 133 thousand km²49 of 76
AD 1915≈ 133 thousand km²49 of 75
AD 1916≈ 133 thousand km²51 of 71
AD 1917≈ 133 thousand km²51 of 71
AD 1918≈ 133 thousand km²53 of 80
AD 1919≈ 133 thousand km²56 of 88
AD 1920≈ 133 thousand km²57 of 84
AD 1922≈ 133 thousand km²58 of 87
AD 1924≈ 133 thousand km²56 of 86
AD 1926≈ 133 thousand km²55 of 84
AD 1927≈ 133 thousand km²55 of 84
AD 1928≈ 133 thousand km²55 of 85
AD 1929≈ 133 thousand km²55 of 85
AD 1930≈ 133 thousand km²56 of 86
AD 1932≈ 133 thousand km²59 of 88
AD 1936≈ 133 thousand km²58 of 89
AD 1938≈ 133 thousand km²58 of 88
AD 1939≈ 133 thousand km²57 of 86
AD 1940≈ 133 thousand km²57 of 77
AD 1941≈ 133 thousand km²56 of 74
AD 1942≈ 133 thousand km²57 of 75
AD 1943≈ 133 thousand km²54 of 73
AD 1944≈ 133 thousand km²50 of 73
AD 1945≈ 133 thousand km²52 of 76
AD 1946≈ 133 thousand km²54 of 83
AD 1947≈ 133 thousand km²62 of 92
AD 1948≈ 133 thousand km²61 of 96
AD 1949≈ 133 thousand km²60 of 96
AD 1950≈ 133 thousand km²59 of 94
AD 1953≈ 133 thousand km²61 of 97
AD 1956≈ 133 thousand km²66 of 103
AD 1958≈ 133 thousand km²66 of 101
AD 1960≈ 133 thousand km²71 of 107
AD 1961≈ 133 thousand km²82 of 122
AD 1962≈ 133 thousand km²82 of 122
AD 1963≈ 133 thousand km²85 of 129
AD 1967≈ 133 thousand km²89 of 140
AD 1969≈ 133 thousand km²89 of 145
AD 1973≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 152
AD 1974≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 152
AD 1976≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 157
AD 1979≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 161
AD 1983≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 162
AD 1987≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 164
AD 1990≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 164
AD 1991≈ 133 thousand km²91 of 164
AD 1992≈ 133 thousand km²98 of 185
AD 1996≈ 133 thousand km²97 of 186
AD 2000≈ 133 thousand km²96 of 188
AD 2006≈ 133 thousand km²95 of 187
AD 2008≈ 133 thousand km²95 of 187
AD 2011≈ 133 thousand km²95 of 187
AD 2014≈ 133 thousand km²96 of 191
AD 2022≈ 133 thousand km²96 of 191
AD 2024≈ 133 thousand km²95 of 191

Its highest rank was in AD 1900: number 84 of 49.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 3 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1856lostRepublic of Baja California≈ 112 thousand km²
AD 1860gainedMosquito Coast≈ 21 thousand km²
AD 1846lostBritish Empire≈ 21 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: State of Nicaragua · Mosquitia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometers (50,340 sq mi).

Wikipedia (English) “Nicaragua”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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