Dominican Republic vs Haiti
Dominican Republic is 75% larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.8 times.
Dominican RepublicHaitiDominican Republic moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
1.75×
Dominican Republic is 1.75× the area of Haiti.
| Dominican Republic | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Dominican Republic bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 75% larger than Haiti. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.8 times: Dominican Republic has 1.75× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic is drawn about 1.12× 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, Dominican Republic or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Haiti 429 per km².