Haiti vs Portugal
Portugal is 3.32 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Portugal about 3.3 times.
HaitiPortugalHaiti moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.3× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 3.32× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Lisbon |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. That difference is why Portugal 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 Portugal?
- No. Haiti is 3.32 times smaller than Portugal. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Portugal?
- About 3.3 times: Portugal has 3.32× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. That is why Portugal 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 Portugal?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 10,804,871. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Portugal 117 per km².