Haiti vs Japan
Japan is 13.6 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Japan about 14 times.
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Haiti is 0.07× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 13.6× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Tokyo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Haiti is 13.6 times smaller than Japan. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Japan?
- About 14 times: Japan has 13.6× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Japan 326 per km².