Gambia vs Haiti
Haiti is 2.46 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Haiti about 2.5 times.
GambiaHaitiGambia moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.41× the area of Haiti. Put the other way, Haiti is 2.46× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Haiti?
- No. Gambia is 2.46 times smaller than Haiti. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Haiti?
- About 2.5 times: Haiti has 2.46× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Haiti 429 per km².