Haiti vs Samoa
Haiti is 9.76 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Haiti about 9.8 times.
HaitiSamoaHaiti moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 9.76× the area of Samoa.
| Haiti | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 219,306 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Haiti is 9.76 times larger than Samoa. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Haiti?
- About 9.8 times: Haiti has 9.76× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Haiti and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 219,306. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Samoa 77 per km².