Haiti vs Syria
Syria is 6.67 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Syria about 6.7 times.
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Haiti is 0.15× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 6.67× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Haiti is 6.67 times smaller than Syria. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Syria?
- About 6.7 times: Syria has 6.67× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Syria 138 per km².