Ghana vs Haiti
Ghana is 8.6 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Ghana about 8.6 times.
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8.6×
Ghana is 8.6× the area of Haiti.
| Ghana | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ghana bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Ghana is 8.6 times larger than Haiti. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Ghana?
- About 8.6 times: Ghana has 8.6× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Ghana and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ghana or Haiti?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 11,906,095. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Haiti 429 per km².