Honduras vs Mexico
Mexico is 17.5 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Mexico about 18 times.
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Honduras is 0.06× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 17.5× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Mexico City |
| Region | Central America | 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. Honduras sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Honduras is 17.5 times smaller than Mexico. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Mexico?
- About 18 times: Mexico has 17.5× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Mexico 67 per km².