Honduras vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 8.21 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Nigeria about 8.2 times.
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Honduras is 0.12× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 8.21× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Abuja |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Honduras is 8.21 times smaller than Nigeria. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Nigeria?
- About 8.2 times: Nigeria has 8.21× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².