Faroe Islands vs Haiti
Haiti is 19.8 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Haiti about 20 times.
Faroe IslandsHaitiFaroe Islands moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.05× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 19.8× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands bigger than Haiti?
- No. Faroe Islands is 19.8 times smaller than Haiti. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Haiti?
- About 20 times: Haiti has 19.8× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. That is why Faroe 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, Faroe Islands or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Haiti 429 per km².