Afghanistan vs Haiti
Afghanistan is 23.5 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Afghanistan about 24 times.
AfghanistanHaitiAfghanistan moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 23.5× the area of Haiti.
| Afghanistan | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 23.5 times larger than Haiti. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Afghanistan?
- About 24 times: Afghanistan has 23.5× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Afghanistan and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. 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, Afghanistan or Haiti?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 11,906,095. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Haiti 429 per km².