Haiti vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 37.1 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Mauritania about 37 times.
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Haiti is 0.03× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 37.1× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Nouakchott |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Haiti is 37.1 times smaller than Mauritania. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Mauritania?
- About 37 times: Mauritania has 37.1× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 5,315,065. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².