Guinea-Bissau vs Haiti
Guinea-Bissau is 30% larger than Haiti.
Guinea-BissauHaitiGuinea-Bissau moved onto Haiti · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 1.3× the area of Haiti.
| Guinea-Bissau | Haiti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 27,750 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 11,906,095 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Port-au-Prince |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Haiti?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 30% larger than Haiti. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Haiti covers 27,750 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.3× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Haiti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Haiti?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Haiti 429 per km².