Botswana vs Haiti
Botswana is 21.0 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Botswana about 21 times.
BotswanaHaitiBotswana moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 21.0× the area of Haiti.
| Botswana | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Botswana is 21.0 times larger than Haiti. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Botswana?
- About 21 times: Botswana has 21.0× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Botswana and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Haiti 429 per km².