Honduras vs South Korea
Honduras is 12% larger than South Korea.
HondurasSouth KoreaHonduras moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
1.12×
Honduras is 1.12× the area of South Korea.
| Honduras | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Seoul |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- Yes. Honduras is 12% larger than South Korea. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does South Korea fit into Honduras?
- About 1.1 times: Honduras has 1.12× the area of South Korea.
- Why do Honduras and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², South Korea 515 per km².