Bulgaria vs Haiti
Bulgaria is 4.0 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Bulgaria about 4.0 times.
BulgariaHaitiBulgaria moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 4.0× the area of Haiti.
| Bulgaria | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 4.0 times larger than Haiti. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Bulgaria?
- About 4.0 times: Bulgaria has 4.0× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Bulgaria and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. That is why Bulgaria 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, Bulgaria or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 6,433,302. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Haiti 429 per km².