Honduras vs Syria
Syria is 65% larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Syria about 1.6 times.
HondurasSyriaHonduras moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
0.61×
Honduras is 0.61× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 1.65× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Damascus |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Honduras is 39% smaller than Syria. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Syria?
- About 1.6 times: Syria has 1.65× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Syria 138 per km².