Haiti vs North Korea
North Korea is 4.34 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into North Korea about 4.3 times.
HaitiNorth KoreaHaiti moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
0.23×
Haiti is 0.23× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 4.34× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Pyongyang |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why North Korea 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 North Korea?
- No. Haiti is 4.34 times smaller than North Korea. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into North Korea?
- About 4.3 times: North Korea has 4.34× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. That is why North Korea 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 North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², North Korea 220 per km².