Greece vs Honduras
Greece is 17% larger than Honduras.
GreeceHondurasGreece moved onto Honduras · Equal-area projection
1.17×
Greece is 1.17× the area of Honduras.
| Greece | Honduras | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 112,492 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 11,005,850 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Tegucigalpa |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Honduras at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece bigger than Honduras?
- Yes. Greece is 17% larger than Honduras. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Honduras covers 112,492 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Greece?
- About 1.2 times: Greece has 1.17× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Greece and Honduras look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Honduras about 1.07×. That is why Greece 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, Greece or Honduras?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Honduras 98 per km².