Belize vs Haiti
Haiti is 21% larger than Belize.
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Belize is 0.83× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 1.21× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Haiti?
- No. Belize is 17% smaller than Haiti. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Haiti?
- About 1.2 times: Haiti has 1.21× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Haiti 429 per km².