Which has higher surface area, Honduras or Malawi?

Malawi, at 118,480 sq. km against 112,490 sq. km in Honduras as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Honduras and Malawi?

5,990 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Malawi?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Honduras vs Malawi: Surface area

Honduras

112,490 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi

118,480 sq. km

in 2023

Honduras rank

103rd

Malawi rank

101st

Surface area over time

Honduras
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 118,480 sq. km against 112,490 sq. km in Honduras, a difference of 5,990 sq. km.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Honduras ranks 103rd and Malawi ranks 101st of 215 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi
1970s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi
1980s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi
1990s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi
2000s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi
2010s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi
2020s	112,490 sq. km	118,480 sq. km	5,990 sq. km	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Honduras or Malawi?: Malawi, at 118,480 sq. km against 112,490 sq. km in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Honduras and Malawi?: 5,990 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Malawi?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Malawi rank globally for surface area?: Honduras ranks 103rd and Malawi ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.