French Polynesia vs Honduras
Honduras is 27.0 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Honduras about 27 times.
French PolynesiaHondurasFrench Polynesia moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
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French Polynesia is 0.04× the area of Honduras. Put the other way, Honduras is 27.0× the size of French Polynesia.
| French Polynesia | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,167 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 282,465 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Papeete | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. French Polynesia sits at about 15°S and is stretched to 1.07× 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 French Polynesia bigger than Honduras?
- No. French Polynesia is 27.0 times smaller than Honduras. French Polynesia covers 4,167 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Honduras?
- About 27 times: Honduras has 27.0× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do French Polynesia and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. French Polynesia is drawn about 1.07× 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, French Polynesia or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 282,465. Density: French Polynesia 68 per km², Honduras 98 per km².