Haiti vs Laos
Laos is 8.53 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Laos about 8.5 times.
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Haiti is 0.12× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 8.53× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Vientiane |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Haiti is 8.53 times smaller than Laos. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Laos?
- About 8.5 times: Laos has 8.53× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 7,873,046. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Laos 33 per km².