Honduras vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 7% larger than Honduras.
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Honduras is 0.93× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 1.07× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Managua |
| Region | Central America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Honduras is 7% smaller than Nicaragua. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Nicaragua?
- About 1.1 times: Nicaragua has 1.07× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 7,007,502. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².