Comoros vs Haiti
Haiti is 13.6 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Haiti about 14 times.
ComorosHaitiComoros moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.07× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 13.6× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Haiti?
- No. Comoros is 13.6 times smaller than Haiti. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Haiti?
- About 14 times: Haiti has 13.6× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Haiti 429 per km².