Haiti vs Romania

Romania is 8.59 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Romania about 8.6 times.

HaitiRomaniaHaiti moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.12× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 8.59× the size of Haiti.
HaitiRomania
Area27,750 km²238,397 km²
Population11,906,09519,020,271
Density429 / km²80 / km²
CapitalPort-au-PrinceBucharest
RegionCaribbeanEastern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours15

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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania 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 Romania?
No. Haiti is 8.59 times smaller than Romania. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
How many times does Haiti fit into Romania?
About 8.6 times: Romania has 8.59× the area of Haiti.
Why do Haiti and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania 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 Romania?
Romania: 19,020,271 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Romania 80 per km².