Afghanistan vs Dominican Republic
Afghanistan is 13.4 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Afghanistan about 13 times.
AfghanistanDominican RepublicAfghanistan moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
13.4×
Afghanistan is 13.4× the area of Dominican Republic.
| Afghanistan | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Dominican Republic at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Dominican Republic?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 13.4 times larger than Dominican Republic. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Afghanistan?
- About 13 times: Afghanistan has 13.4× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Afghanistan and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Dominican Republic about 1.12×. 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, Afghanistan or Dominican Republic?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 11,520,487. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².