Haiti vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 2.59 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Sierra Leone about 2.6 times.
HaitiSierra LeoneHaiti moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.39× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 2.59× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Haiti is 2.59 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 2.6 times: Sierra Leone has 2.59× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 8,819,794. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².