Haiti vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 21.2 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Madagascar about 21 times.
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Haiti is 0.05× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 21.2× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Antananarivo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Haiti is 21.2 times smaller than Madagascar. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Madagascar?
- About 21 times: Madagascar has 21.2× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².