Aruba vs Haiti
Haiti is 155 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Haiti about 155 times.
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Aruba is 0.01× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 155× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Haiti?
- No. Aruba is 155 times smaller than Haiti. Aruba covers 179 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Haiti?
- About 155 times: Haiti has 155× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Haiti 429 per km².