Haiti vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 9.59 times larger than Haiti. Haiti would fit into Western Sahara about 9.6 times.
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Haiti is 0.1× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 9.59× the size of Haiti.
| Haiti | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 612,000 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Haiti is 9.59 times smaller than Western Sahara. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Haiti fit into Western Sahara?
- About 9.6 times: Western Sahara has 9.59× the area of Haiti.
- Why do Haiti and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 612,000. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².