Haiti vs Tonga
Haiti is 37 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Haiti about 37 times.
HaitiTongaHaiti moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
37×
Haiti is 37× the area of Tonga.
| Haiti | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 103,742 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Haiti is 37 times larger than Tonga. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Haiti?
- About 37 times: Haiti has 37× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Haiti and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 103,742. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Tonga 139 per km².