Real size
How big is Honduras really?
114,000 km²
43,800 sq mi · 66th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Bulgaria
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Honduras covers 114,000 km² (43,800 sq mi), about the size of Bulgaria. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 114,000 km²
- Size rank
- 102nd of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 15°N
Countries about the same size
- BulgariaAbout the same size
- BeninAbout the same size
- CubaAbout the same size
- GuatemalaAbout the same size
- MalawiMalawi is 1.1 times the size of Honduras
Honduras through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Honduras?
- Honduras covers about 114,000 km² (43,800 sq mi). It is the 66th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Honduras at the right size?
- Mostly. Honduras lies close enough to the equator that a normal web map draws it only about 1.1 times too big, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Honduras bigger than Iceland?
- Yes. Honduras is about 1.1 times the size of Iceland.
- Is Honduras bigger than Bulgaria?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Honduras bigger than Benin?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.