Eritrea vs Honduras
Eritrea is 5% larger than Honduras.
EritreaHondurasEritrea moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
1.05×
Eritrea is 1.05× the area of Honduras.
| Eritrea | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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.