Costa Rica vs Honduras
Honduras is 2.2 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Honduras about 2.2 times.
Costa RicaHondurasCosta Rica moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.45× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 2.2× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Central America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Honduras?
- No. Costa Rica is 2.2 times smaller than Honduras. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Honduras?
- About 2.2 times: Honduras has 2.2× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Honduras 98 per km².