Honduras vs Tonga
Honduras is 150 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Honduras about 150 times.
HondurasTongaHonduras moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
150×
Honduras is 150× the area of Tonga.
| Honduras | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 103,742 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Honduras is 150 times larger than Tonga. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Honduras?
- About 150 times: Honduras has 150× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Honduras and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 103,742. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Tonga 139 per km².