Haiti vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 16.7 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Papua New Guinea about 17 times.
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Haiti is 0.06× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 16.7× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Port Moresby |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Haiti is 16.7 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 17 times: Papua New Guinea has 16.7× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 10,762,817. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².