Honduras vs Malawi
Malawi is 5% larger than Honduras.
HondurasMalawiHonduras moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.95× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 1.05× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Lilongwe |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Honduras is 5% smaller than Malawi. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Malawi?
- About 1.1 times: Malawi has 1.05× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Malawi 188 per km².