Côte d'Ivoire vs Honduras
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.87 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.9 times.
Côte d'IvoireHondurasCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
2.87×
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.87× the area of Honduras.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 2.87 times larger than Honduras. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.9 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2.87× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Honduras?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 11,005,850. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Honduras 98 per km².