Honduras vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 45% larger than Honduras.
HondurasTunisiaHonduras moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.69×
Honduras is 0.69× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.45× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Tunis |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Honduras is 31% smaller than Tunisia. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.5 times: Tunisia has 1.45× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².