Dominican Republic vs Honduras
Honduras is 2.31 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Honduras about 2.3 times.
Dominican RepublicHondurasDominican Republic moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.43× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 2.31× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Dominican Republic bigger than Honduras?
- No. Dominican Republic is 2.31 times smaller than Honduras. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Honduras?
- About 2.3 times: Honduras has 2.31× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic is drawn about 1.12× 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, Dominican Republic or Honduras?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 11,005,850. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Honduras 98 per km².