Haiti vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 49% larger than Haiti.
HaitiSwitzerlandHaiti moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.67× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 1.49× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Bern |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to Haiti. 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 Switzerland?
- No. Haiti is 33% smaller than Switzerland. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Switzerland?
- About 1.5 times: Switzerland has 1.49× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Haiti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Haiti or Switzerland?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 9,092,436. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².