Haiti vs Somalia
Somalia is 23.0 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Somalia about 23 times.
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Haiti is 0.04× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 23.0× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Haiti is 23.0 times smaller than Somalia. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Somalia?
- About 23 times: Somalia has 23.0× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Somalia 31 per km².