Haiti vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 9.66 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into New Zealand about 9.7 times.
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Haiti is 0.1× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 9.66× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Wellington |
| Region | Caribbean | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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 Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- No. Haiti is 9.66 times smaller than New Zealand. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into New Zealand?
- About 9.7 times: New Zealand has 9.66× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and New Zealand 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 Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 5,324,700. Density: Haiti 429 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².