Honduras has a population density of 250.6 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Honduras has 111,850 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Honduras and the Vatican are ranked 97th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Honduras has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.08% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Honduras is 95.7% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Honduras
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 250.6 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 97/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
11149564
|
949
|
| Land area | 43,201 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 111,251 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 39.2% | n/a |
| Urban population | 60.8% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 9.75% | 0% |
Honduras vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Honduras increased by 51.2%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Honduras ranked 107th for population density and is in 96th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Honduras
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 250.6 | - |
| 2023 | 246.4 | - |
| 2022 | 242.2 | - |
| 2021 | 238.2 | - |
| 2020 | 234.2 | - |
| 2019 | 230.2 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 226 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 221.9 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 217.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 213.8 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 209.8 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 205.8 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 201.7 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 197.7 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 193.7 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 189.6 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 185.5 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 181.4 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 177.2 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 173.1 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 169 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 164.8 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 160.6 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 156.4 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 152.3 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 148.2 | - |
| 1998 | 144.3 | - |
| 1997 | 140.5 | - |
| 1996 | 136.7 | - |
| 1995 | 132.9 | - |
| 1994 | 129.1 | - |
| 1993 | 125.5 | - |
| 1992 | 122 | - |
| 1991 | 118.6 | - |
| 1990 | 115.3 | - |
| 1989 | 112.1 | - |
| 1988 | 109 | - |
| 1987 | 105.9 | - |
| 1986 | 103 | - |
| 1985 | 100.1 | - |
| 1984 | 97.2 | - |
| 1983 | 94.4 | - |
| 1982 | 91.6 | - |
| 1981 | 88.9 | - |
| 1980 | 86.3 | - |
| 1979 | 83.7 | - |
| 1978 | 81.1 | - |
| 1977 | 78.7 | - |
| 1976 | 76.3 | - |
| 1975 | 73.9 | - |
| 1974 | 71.8 | - |
| 1973 | 69.7 | - |
| 1972 | 67.6 | - |
| 1971 | 65.6 | - |
| 1970 | 63.7 | - |
| 1969 | 61.8 | - |
| 1968 | 60 | - |
| 1967 | 58.3 | - |
| 1966 | 56.6 | - |
| 1965 | 55 | - |
| 1964 | 53.5 | - |
| 1963 | 52 | - |
| 1962 | 50.5 | - |
| 1961 | 49.1 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Honduras
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Tegucigalpa | 1.06M |
| San Pedro Sula | 719K |
| Choloma | 232K |
| La Ceiba | 197K |
| El Progreso | 188K |
| Villanueva | 150K |
| Comayagua | 145K |
| Puerto Cortes | 122K |
| Yoro | 86.7K |
| La Lima | 71.9K |
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