Honduras vs North Korea
North Korea is 7% larger than Honduras.
HondurasNorth KoreaHonduras moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.93× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 1.07× the size of Honduras.
 Honduras |  North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaNorth Korea: 1.07× the area | 112,492 km²#101 of 194 | 120,540 km²#96 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 3 | 3 |
| People | ||
| PopulationNorth Korea: 2.41× the population | 11,005,850#87 of 194 · 2025 | 26,571,036#56 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityNorth Korea: 2.25× the density | 98 / km²#92 of 194 | 220 / km²#45 of 194 |
| Urban populationNorth Korea: 1.08× the urban share | 59%#111 of 192 · 2025 | 64%#91 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateHonduras: 1.39× the births per woman | 2.48 per woman#75 of 192 · 2024 | 1.78 per woman#110 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthHonduras: 1.38 points higher | +1.65%#60 of 192 · 2025 | +0.27%#145 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateHonduras: 1.67× the birth rate | 21.6 per 1,000#62 of 192 · 2024 | 12.9 per 1,000#106 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateNorth Korea: 2.2× the death rate | 4.5 per 1,000#182 of 192 · 2024 | 9.9 per 1,000#37 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Honduras: 11.4 points higher | 30.3%#67 of 192 · 2025 | 18.9%#122 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65North Korea: 8.2 points higher | 4.5%#132 of 192 · 2025 | 12.7%#64 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationNorth Korea: 0.3 per 1,000 higher | −0.4 per 1,000#95 of 192 · 2025 | −0.1 per 1,000#78 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadHonduras: 858× the refugees for its size | 8.58 per 1,000#21 of 190 · 2025 | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyNorth Korea: 0.7 years longer | 73.0 years#104 of 192 · 2024 | 73.7 years#98 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityNorth Korea: 1.04× the infant mortality | 12.8 per 1,000 births#94 of 191 · 2024 | 13.3 per 1,000 births#92 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | 0.49 per 1,000#129 of 178 · 2020 | — |
| University enrolment | 23.3%#110 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.645#136 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $3,270#132 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $39.6B2025 | — |
| Income group | Lower-middle income | Low income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $7,871#138 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +3.8%#75 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +4.6%#45 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentHonduras: 1.4× the unemployment | 4.9%#96 of 178 · 2025 | 3.5%#121 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 15.7%#40 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 45.7#13 of 149 · 2024 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureNorth Korea: 31.7 points higher | 22.4% of jobs#78 of 178 · 2025 | 54.1% of jobs#20 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryNorth Korea: 0.8 points higher | 21.6% of jobs#66 of 178 · 2025 | 22.4% of jobs#62 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesHonduras: 32.4 points higher | 55.9% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | 23.5% of jobs#172 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | 2.7% of GDP#71 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 35.0% of GDP#85 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 1.5% of GDP#89 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 59%#137 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsHonduras: 2.96× the mobile subscriptions | 71 per 100#157 of 191 · 2024 | 24 per 100#190 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaNorth Korea: 1.21× the forest share | 53% of land#42 of 192 · 2024 | 64% of land#20 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personNorth Korea: 2.19× the CO₂ per person | 1.14 t a year#125 of 185 · 2024 | 2.50 t a year#94 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyHonduras: 31.2 points higher | 45.9%#54 of 190 · 2021 | 14.7%#124 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityHonduras: 34.1 points higher | 95.5%#130 of 192 · 2024 | 61.4%#162 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Honduras: 1.41× the air pollution | 30.7 µg/m³#48 of 191 · 2023 | 21.8 µg/m³#73 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landHonduras: 20.6 points higher | 23.0% of land#58 of 191 · 2025 | 2.4% of land#178 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landNorth Korea: 10.0 points higher | 9.1% of land#107 of 190 · 2024 | 19.1% of land#56 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressNorth Korea: 6.02× the water stress | 4.6%#125 of 176 · 2022 | 27.7%#59 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationHonduras: 1.87× the rain and snow | 1,976 mm#34 of 180 · 2022 | 1,054 mm#88 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityNorth Korea: 0.52 higher | −0.44#134 of 193 · 2025 | +0.08#100 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionHonduras: 0.30 higher | −1.25#168 of 193 · 2025 | −1.55#186 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 31.4 per 100,000#10 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Presidential republic | One-party statedictatorship, single-party communist state |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Pyongyang |
| Currency | Honduran lempira (HNL) | North Korean won (KPW) |
| Official languages | Spanish | Korean, North Korean standard language |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−6 | UTC+9 |
| Calling code | +504 | +850 |
| Region | Central America, North America | Eastern Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Honduras. 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 North Korea?
- No. Honduras is 7% smaller than North Korea. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into North Korea?
- About 1.1 times: North Korea has 1.07× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Honduras. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Honduras or North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², North Korea 220 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Honduras or North Korea?
- In North Korea: life expectancy at birth is 73.7 years, against 73.0 — 0.7 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Honduras and North Korea have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Honduras: presidential republic; North Korea: one-party state.