Haiti vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 4.34 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Nicaragua about 4.3 times.
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Haiti is 0.23× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 4.34× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Managua |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Haiti is 4.34 times smaller than Nicaragua. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Nicaragua?
- About 4.3 times: Nicaragua has 4.34× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 7,007,502. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².