Falkland Islands vs Haiti
Haiti is 2.27 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Haiti about 2.3 times.
Falkland IslandsHaitiFalkland Islands moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.44× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 2.27× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | South America | 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. Falkland Islands sits at about 52°S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands bigger than Haiti?
- No. Falkland Islands is 2.27 times smaller than Haiti. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Haiti?
- About 2.3 times: Haiti has 2.27× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. That is why Falkland Islands 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, Falkland Islands or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Haiti 429 per km².