Haiti vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands and Haiti are almost exactly the same size.
HaitiSolomon IslandsHaiti moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.98× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.02× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 838,645 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Honiara |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Solomon Islands at 9° S 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 Solomon Islands?
- No. Haiti and Solomon Islands are almost exactly the same size. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.0 times: Solomon Islands has 1.02× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 838,645. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².