Burundi vs Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic is 75% larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.7 times.

BurundiDominican RepublicBurundi moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.57× the area of Dominican Republic. Put the other way, Dominican Republic is 1.75× the size of Burundi.
BurundiDominican Republic
Area27,834 km²48,671 km²
Population14,390,00311,520,487
Density517 / km²237 / km²
CapitalBujumburaSanto Domingo
RegionEastern AfricaCaribbean
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours31

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Dominican Republic?
No. Burundi is 43% smaller than Dominican Republic. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
How many times does Burundi fit into Dominican Republic?
About 1.7 times: Dominican Republic has 1.75× the area of Burundi.
Why do Burundi and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Dominican Republic?
Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 11,520,487. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².