Honduras vs Sweden
Sweden is 3.98 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Sweden about 4.0 times.
HondurasSwedenHonduras moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.25× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 3.98× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Stockholm |
| Region | Central America | Northern Europe |
| 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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Honduras. 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 Sweden?
- No. Honduras is 3.98 times smaller than Sweden. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Sweden?
- About 4.0 times: Sweden has 3.98× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Honduras. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Honduras or Sweden?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 10,596,620. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Sweden 24 per km².