Gabon vs Honduras
Gabon is 2.38 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Gabon about 2.4 times.
GabonHondurasGabon moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
2.38×
Gabon is 2.38× the area of Honduras.
| Gabon | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Gabon is 2.38 times larger than Honduras. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Gabon?
- About 2.4 times: Gabon has 2.38× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Gabon and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Honduras 98 per km².