Honduras vs Nepal
Nepal is 31% larger than Honduras.
HondurasNepalHonduras moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
0.76×
Honduras is 0.76× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.31× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Kathmandu |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Honduras is 24% smaller than Nepal. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Nepal?
- About 1.3 times: Nepal has 1.31× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Nepal 201 per km².