Honduras vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.62 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Paraguay about 3.6 times.
HondurasParaguayHonduras moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.28× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.62× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Asuncion |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Honduras is 3.62 times smaller than Paraguay. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.6 times: Paraguay has 3.62× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 7,013,078. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².