Fiji vs Haiti
Haiti is 52% larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Haiti about 1.5 times.
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Fiji is 0.66× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 1.52× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Fiji bigger than Haiti?
- No. Fiji is 34% smaller than Haiti. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Haiti?
- About 1.5 times: Haiti has 1.52× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× 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, Fiji or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Haiti 429 per km².