Haiti vs Iraq
Iraq is 15.8 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Iraq about 16 times.
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Haiti is 0.06× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 15.8× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Baghdad |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Haiti sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Haiti bigger than Iraq?
- No. Haiti is 15.8 times smaller than Iraq. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Iraq?
- About 16 times: Iraq has 15.8× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Iraq look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Haiti is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Iraq about 1.42×. 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, Haiti or Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Iraq 108 per km².