Brazil vs Dominican Republic

Brazil is 175 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Brazil about 175 times.

BrazilDominican RepublicBrazil moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 175× the area of Dominican Republic.
BrazilDominican Republic
Area8,515,767 km²48,671 km²
Population212,812,40511,520,487
Density25 / km²237 / km²
CapitalBrasiliaSanto Domingo
RegionSouth AmericaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours101

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Dominican Republic?
Yes. Brazil is 175 times larger than Dominican Republic. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Brazil?
About 175 times: Brazil has 175× the area of Dominican Republic.
Why do Brazil and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 11,520,487. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².