Cuba vs Haiti
Cuba is 3.96 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Cuba about 4.0 times.
CubaHaitiCuba moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Cuba is 3.96× the area of Haiti.
| Cuba | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | 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. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Cuba is 3.96 times larger than Haiti. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Cuba?
- About 4.0 times: Cuba has 3.96× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Cuba and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Haiti 429 per km².