Haiti vs South Africa
South Africa is 44 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into South Africa about 44 times.
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Haiti is 0.02× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 44× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Haiti is 44 times smaller than South Africa. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into South Africa?
- About 44 times: South Africa has 44× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², South Africa 53 per km².