Honduras vs Turkey
Turkey is 6.97 times larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Turkey about 7.0 times.
HondurasTurkeyHonduras moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Honduras is 0.14× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 6.97× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Ankara |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Honduras is 6.97 times smaller than Turkey. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Turkey?
- About 7.0 times: Turkey has 6.97× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 11,005,850. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Turkey 110 per km².