Haiti vs Netherlands
Netherlands is 52% larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Netherlands about 1.5 times.
HaitiNetherlandsHaiti moved onto Netherlands · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.66× the area of Netherlands. Put the other way, Netherlands is 1.52× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 42,201 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 18,087,633 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Amsterdam |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Netherlands at 52° N is stretched to 2.67×. That difference is why Netherlands looks so much bigger than it is next to Haiti. 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 Netherlands?
- No. Haiti is 34% smaller than Netherlands. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Netherlands covers 42,201 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Netherlands?
- About 1.5 times: Netherlands has 1.52× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Netherlands 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 Netherlands about 2.67×. That is why Netherlands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Haiti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Haiti or Netherlands?
- Netherlands: 18,087,633 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Netherlands 429 per km².