Haiti vs Puerto Rico
Haiti is 3.05 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Haiti about 3.0 times.
HaitiPuerto RicoHaiti moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 3.05× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Haiti | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | San Juan |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Haiti is 3.05 times larger than Puerto Rico. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Haiti?
- About 3.0 times: Haiti has 3.05× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Haiti and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 3,184,835. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².