Honduras vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 5.22 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Madagascar about 5.2 times.
HondurasMadagascarHonduras moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.19×
Honduras is 0.19× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 5.22× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Antananarivo |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Honduras is 5.22 times smaller than Madagascar. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Madagascar?
- About 5.2 times: Madagascar has 5.22× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².