Bahamas vs Honduras
Honduras is 8.11 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Honduras about 8.1 times.
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Bahamas is 0.12× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 8.11× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Honduras at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bahamas bigger than Honduras?
- No. Bahamas is 8.11 times smaller than Honduras. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Honduras?
- About 8.1 times: Honduras has 8.11× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Honduras about 1.07×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Honduras 98 per km².