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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Pyongyang |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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.