Haiti vs Libya
Libya is 63.4 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Libya about 63 times.
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Haiti is 0.02× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 63.4× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Tripoli |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Haiti is 63.4 times smaller than Libya. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Libya?
- About 63 times: Libya has 63.4× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 7,458,555. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².