Colombia vs Honduras
Colombia is 10.1 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Colombia about 10 times.
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Colombia is 10.1× the area of Honduras.
| Colombia | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | South America | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Colombia is 10.1 times larger than Honduras. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Colombia?
- About 10 times: Colombia has 10.1× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Colombia and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Honduras?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 11,005,850. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Honduras 98 per km².