Ghana vs Honduras
Ghana is 2.12 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Ghana about 2.1 times.
GhanaHondurasGhana moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
2.12×
Ghana is 2.12× the area of Honduras.
| Ghana | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ghana bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Ghana is 2.12 times larger than Honduras. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Ghana?
- About 2.1 times: Ghana has 2.12× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Ghana and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ghana or Honduras?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 11,005,850. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Honduras 98 per km².