Burkina Faso vs Honduras
Burkina Faso is 2.44 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Burkina Faso about 2.4 times.
Burkina FasoHondurasBurkina Faso moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
2.44×
Burkina Faso is 2.44× the area of Honduras.
| Burkina Faso | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 274,200 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 24,074,580 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Ouagadougou | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burkina Faso sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Burkina Faso bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Burkina Faso is 2.44 times larger than Honduras. Burkina Faso covers 274,200 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Burkina Faso?
- About 2.4 times: Burkina Faso has 2.44× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Burkina Faso and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burkina Faso is drawn about 1.05× 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, Burkina Faso or Honduras?
- Burkina Faso: 24,074,580 people against 11,005,850. Density: Burkina Faso 88 per km², Honduras 98 per km².