Haiti vs New Caledonia
Haiti is 49% larger than New Caledonia.
HaitiNew CaledoniaHaiti moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 1.49× the area of New Caledonia.
| Haiti | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 295,333 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Noum'ea |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Yes. Haiti is 49% larger than New Caledonia. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does New Caledonia fit into Haiti?
- About 1.5 times: Haiti has 1.49× the area of New Caledonia.
- Why do Haiti and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia about 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 295,333. Density: Haiti 429 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².