Haiti vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 30% larger than Haiti.
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Haiti is 0.77× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.3× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Haiti is 23% smaller than Taiwan. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.3 times: Taiwan has 1.3× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².