Bahamas vs Haiti
Haiti is 100% larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Haiti about 2.0 times.
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Bahamas is 0.5× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 2.0× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Haiti?
- No. Bahamas is 50% smaller than Haiti. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Haiti?
- About 2.0 times: Haiti has 2.0× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Haiti 429 per km².