Honduras vs Senegal
Senegal is 75% larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Senegal about 1.7 times.
HondurasSenegalHonduras moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.57× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 1.75× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Dakar |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Honduras is 43% smaller than Senegal. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Senegal?
- About 1.7 times: Senegal has 1.75× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Senegal 96 per km².