Cuba vs Honduras
Honduras and Cuba are almost exactly the same size.
CubaHondurasCuba moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
0.98×
Cuba is 0.98× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 1.02× the size of Cuba.
| Cuba | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Honduras?
- No. Cuba and Honduras are almost exactly the same size. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Cuba fit into Honduras?
- About 1.0 times: Honduras has 1.02× the area of Cuba.
- Why do Cuba and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Honduras 98 per km².