Honduras vs Somalia
Somalia is 5.67 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Somalia about 5.7 times.
HondurasSomaliaHonduras moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.18× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5.67× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Mogadishu |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Honduras is 5.67 times smaller than Somalia. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Somalia?
- About 5.7 times: Somalia has 5.67× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Somalia 31 per km².