Haiti vs Rwanda
Haiti is 5% larger than Rwanda.
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Haiti is 1.05× the area of Rwanda.
| Haiti | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Haiti is 5% larger than Rwanda. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Haiti?
- About 1.1 times: Haiti has 1.05× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Haiti and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².