Honduras vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4.11 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Papua New Guinea about 4.1 times.
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Honduras is 0.24× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 4.11× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Port Moresby |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Honduras is 4.11 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 4.1 times: Papua New Guinea has 4.11× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 10,762,817. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².