Haiti vs Malawi
Malawi is 4.27 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Malawi about 4.3 times.
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Haiti is 0.23× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 4.27× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Lilongwe |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Haiti is 4.27 times smaller than Malawi. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Malawi?
- About 4.3 times: Malawi has 4.27× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Malawi 188 per km².