Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Haiti
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 85% larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina about 1.8 times.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHaitiBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.85× the area of Haiti.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Southern Europe | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bosnia and Herzegovina sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.94× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it is next to Haiti. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bosnia and Herzegovina bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 85% larger than Haiti. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 1.8 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.85× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bosnia and Herzegovina is drawn about 1.94× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. That is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it really is next to Haiti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 3,140,095. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Haiti 429 per km².