Faroe Islands vs Honduras
Honduras is 80.4 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Honduras about 80 times.
Faroe IslandsHondurasFaroe Islands moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.01× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 80.4× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Honduras at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Honduras. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Honduras?
- No. Faroe Islands is 80.4 times smaller than Honduras. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Honduras?
- About 80 times: Honduras has 80.4× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Honduras about 1.07×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Honduras. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Honduras 98 per km².