Haiti vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 17.7 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Turkmenistan about 18 times.
HaitiTurkmenistanHaiti moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Haiti is 0.06× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 17.7× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Ashgabat |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Haiti is 17.7 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 18 times: Turkmenistan has 17.7× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 7,618,847. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².