Haiti vs Turkey
Turkey is 28.2 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Turkey about 28 times.
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Haiti is 0.04× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 28.2× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Ankara |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Haiti is 28.2 times smaller than Turkey. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Turkey?
- About 28 times: Turkey has 28.2× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 11,906,095. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Turkey 110 per km².