Haiti vs Kenya
Kenya is 20.9 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Kenya about 21 times.
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Haiti is 0.05× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 20.9× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Nairobi |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Haiti is 20.9 times smaller than Kenya. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Kenya?
- About 21 times: Kenya has 20.9× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Kenya 99 per km².