Gabon vs Haiti
Gabon is 9.65 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Gabon about 9.6 times.
GabonHaitiGabon moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
9.65×
Gabon is 9.65× the area of Haiti.
| Gabon | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Gabon is 9.65 times larger than Haiti. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Gabon?
- About 9.6 times: Gabon has 9.65× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Gabon and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Haiti 429 per km².