Honduras vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 57% larger than Honduras. Honduras would fit into Uruguay about 1.6 times.
HondurasUruguayHonduras moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Honduras is 0.64× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 1.57× the size of Honduras.
| Honduras | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 112,492 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 11,005,850 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 98 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Tegucigalpa | Montevideo |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Honduras is 36% smaller than Uruguay. Honduras covers 112,492 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Honduras fit into Uruguay?
- About 1.6 times: Uruguay has 1.57× the area of Honduras.
- Why do Honduras and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Honduras: 11,005,850 people against 3,384,688. Density: Honduras 98 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².