Honduras vs Sierra Leone
Honduras is 57% larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Honduras about 1.6 times.
HondurasSierra LeoneHonduras moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
1.57×
Honduras is 1.57× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Honduras | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Freetown |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Honduras is 57% larger than Sierra Leone. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Honduras?
- About 1.6 times: Honduras has 1.57× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Honduras and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 8,819,794. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².