Honduras vs Liberia
Honduras and Liberia are almost exactly the same size.
HondurasLiberiaHonduras moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
1.01×
Honduras is 1.01× the area of Liberia.
| Honduras | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Monrovia |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| 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. Honduras sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Honduras bigger than Liberia?
- Yes. Honduras and Liberia are almost exactly the same size. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Liberia fit into Honduras?
- About 1.0 times: Honduras has 1.01× the area of Liberia.
- Why do Honduras and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Honduras is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. 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, Honduras or Liberia?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 5,731,206. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Liberia 51 per km².