Bulgaria vs Honduras
Honduras and Bulgaria are almost exactly the same size.
BulgariaHondurasBulgaria moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 0.99× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 1.01× the size of Bulgaria.
| Bulgaria | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Honduras at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it is next to Honduras. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bulgaria bigger than Honduras?
- No. Bulgaria and Honduras are almost exactly the same size. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Bulgaria fit into Honduras?
- About 1.0 times: Honduras has 1.01× the area of Bulgaria.
- Why do Bulgaria and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Honduras about 1.07×. That is why Bulgaria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Honduras. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bulgaria or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Honduras 98 per km².