Honduras vs New Caledonia
Honduras is 6.06 times larger than New Caledonia. New Caledonia would fit into Honduras about 6.1 times.
HondurasNew CaledoniaHonduras moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 6.06× the area of New Caledonia.
| Honduras | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 295,333 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Noum'ea |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Yes. Honduras is 6.06 times larger than New Caledonia. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Honduras?
- About 6.1 times: Honduras has 6.06× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Honduras and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia about 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 295,333. Density: Honduras 98 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².