Eritrea vs Honduras
Eritrea is 5% larger than Honduras.
EritreaHondurasEritrea moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 1.05× the area of Honduras.
 Eritrea |  Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaEritrea: 1.05× the area | 117,600 km²#99 of 194 | 112,492 km²#101 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 3 | 3 |
| People | ||
| PopulationHonduras: 3.05× the population | 3,607,003#130 of 194 · 2025 | 11,005,850#87 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityHonduras: 3.19× the density | 31 / km²#150 of 194 | 98 / km²#92 of 194 |
| Urban populationHonduras: 1.72× the urban share | 35%#161 of 192 · 2025 | 59%#111 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateEritrea: 1.48× the births per woman | 3.68 per woman#36 of 192 · 2024 | 2.48 per woman#75 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthEritrea: 0.35 points higher | +2.00%#48 of 192 · 2025 | +1.65%#60 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateEritrea: 1.33× the birth rate | 28.7 per 1,000#36 of 192 · 2024 | 21.6 per 1,000#62 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateEritrea: 1.33× the death rate | 6.0 per 1,000#140 of 192 · 2024 | 4.5 per 1,000#182 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Eritrea: 7.3 points higher | 37.6%#37 of 192 · 2025 | 30.3%#67 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Honduras: 0.2 points higher | 4.3%#137 of 192 · 2025 | 4.5%#132 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationHonduras: 1.5 per 1,000 higher | −1.9 per 1,000#142 of 192 · 2025 | −0.4 per 1,000#95 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadEritrea: 17.9× the refugees for its size | 153.84 per 1,000#3 of 190 · 2025 | 8.58 per 1,000#21 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyHonduras: 4.1 years longer | 68.9 years#137 of 192 · 2024 | 73.0 years#104 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityEritrea: 1.93× the infant mortality | 24.7 per 1,000 births#56 of 191 · 2024 | 12.8 per 1,000 births#94 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsHonduras: 5.44× the doctors per person | 0.09 per 1,000#168 of 178 · 2022 | 0.49 per 1,000#129 of 178 · 2020 |
| University enrolment | — | 23.3%#110 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development IndexHonduras: 0.142 higher | 0.503#175 of 190 · 2023 | 0.645#136 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $3,270#132 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $39.6B2025 |
| Income group | Low income | Lower-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $7,871#138 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +3.8%#75 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +4.6%#45 of 176 · 2025 |
| UnemploymentEritrea: 1.22× the unemployment | 6.0%#71 of 178 · 2025 | 4.9%#96 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 15.7%#40 of 149 · 2024 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 45.7#13 of 149 · 2024 |
| Jobs in agricultureEritrea: 33.1 points higher | 55.5% of jobs#16 of 178 · 2025 | 22.4% of jobs#78 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryHonduras: 8.9 points higher | 12.7% of jobs#147 of 178 · 2025 | 21.6% of jobs#66 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesHonduras: 24.1 points higher | 31.8% of jobs#163 of 178 · 2025 | 55.9% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 2.7% of GDP#71 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 35.0% of GDP#85 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 1.5% of GDP#89 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet usersHonduras: 4.1× the share online | 14%#180 of 184 · 2020 | 59%#137 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsHonduras: 1.2× the mobile subscriptions | 59 per 100#177 of 191 · 2022 | 71 per 100#157 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaHonduras: 4.4× the forest share | 12% of land#145 of 192 · 2024 | 53% of land#42 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personHonduras: 5.18× the CO₂ per person | 0.22 t a year#167 of 185 · 2024 | 1.14 t a year#125 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyEritrea: 34.8 points higher | 80.7%#15 of 190 · 2021 | 45.9%#54 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityHonduras: 40.2 points higher | 55.3%#169 of 192 · 2024 | 95.5%#130 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Eritrea: 1.1× the air pollution | 33.7 µg/m³#36 of 191 · 2023 | 30.7 µg/m³#48 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landHonduras: 23.0 points higher | 0.0% of land#188 of 191 · 2025 | 23.0% of land#58 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landHonduras: 3.4 points higher | 5.7% of land#124 of 190 · 2024 | 9.1% of land#107 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressEritrea: 2.43× the water stress | 11.2%#87 of 176 · 2022 | 4.6%#125 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationHonduras: 5.15× the rain and snow | 384 mm#150 of 180 · 2022 | 1,976 mm#34 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityHonduras: 0.16 higher | −0.60#148 of 193 · 2025 | −0.44#134 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionHonduras: 0.36 higher | −1.61#189 of 193 · 2025 | −1.25#168 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 31.4 per 100,000#10 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | One-party stateauthoritarian | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Asmara | Tegucigalpa |
| Currency | Nakfa (ERN) | Honduran lempira (HNL) |
| Official languages | English, Arabic, Tigrinya | Spanish |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+3 | UTC−6 |
| Calling code | +291 | +504 |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa | Central America, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15° N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Eritrea is 5% larger than Honduras. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.0 times: Eritrea has 1.05× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Eritrea and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Honduras 98 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Eritrea or Honduras?
- In Honduras: life expectancy at birth is 73.0 years, against 68.9 — 4.1 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Eritrea and Honduras have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Eritrea: one-party state; Honduras: presidential republic.