Which has higher surface area, Haiti or Rwanda?

Haiti, at 27,750 sq. km against 26,338 sq. km in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Haiti and Rwanda?

1,412 sq. km, with Haiti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Rwanda?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Haiti vs Rwanda: Surface area

Haiti

27,750 sq. km

in 2023

Rwanda

26,338 sq. km

in 2023

Haiti rank

144th

Rwanda rank

145th

Surface area over time

Haiti
Rwanda

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 27,750 sq. km against 26,338 sq. km in Rwanda, a difference of 1,412 sq. km.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 144th and Rwanda ranks 145th of 215 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti
1970s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti
1980s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti
1990s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti
2000s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti
2010s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti
2020s	27,750 sq. km	26,340 sq. km	1,410 sq. km	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Haiti or Rwanda?: Haiti, at 27,750 sq. km against 26,338 sq. km in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Haiti and Rwanda?: 1,412 sq. km, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Rwanda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Rwanda rank globally for surface area?: Haiti ranks 144th and Rwanda ranks 145th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.