British Virgin Islands vs Haiti
Haiti is 184 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Haiti about 184 times.
British Virgin IslandsHaitiBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
0.01×
British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 184× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Haiti?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 184 times smaller than Haiti. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Haiti?
- About 184 times: Haiti has 184× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Haiti 429 per km².