Honduras vs Samoa
Honduras is 39.6 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Honduras about 40 times.
HondurasSamoaHonduras moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
39.6×
Honduras is 39.6× the area of Samoa.
| Honduras | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 219,306 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Apia |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Honduras is 39.6 times larger than Samoa. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Honduras?
- About 40 times: Honduras has 39.6× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Honduras and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 219,306. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Samoa 77 per km².