Costa Rica vs Haiti
Costa Rica is 84% larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Costa Rica about 1.8 times.
Costa RicaHaitiCosta Rica moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
1.84×
Costa Rica is 1.84× the area of Haiti.
| Costa Rica | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 84% larger than Haiti. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Costa Rica?
- About 1.8 times: Costa Rica has 1.84× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Costa Rica and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Haiti 429 per km².