Greece vs Haiti
Greece is 4.76 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Greece about 4.8 times.
GreeceHaitiGreece moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 4.76× the area of Haiti.
| Greece | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Southern Europe | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Haiti at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Greece 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 Greece bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Greece is 4.76 times larger than Haiti. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Greece?
- About 4.8 times: Greece has 4.76× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Greece and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Haiti about 1.12×. That is why Greece 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, Greece or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Haiti 429 per km².