North America · True size
🇭🇳 Honduras
2.3×
Honduras is drawn 2.3× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
113,533 km²
On the old map
2.3×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#124
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.08%
On the old map
Honduras looks about the same size as Costa Rica on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Honduras at the size the old map gives it, next to Costa Rica's true size. Honduras's real area is 113,533 km² — Costa Rica is 51,512 km².
By area
Honduras would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Honduras 1.6 times. The Netherlands fits inside Honduras 3.1 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Honduras's middle sits at 15°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Honduras's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.