Chile vs Dominican Republic
Chile is 15.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Chile about 16 times.
ChileDominican RepublicChile moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 15.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
| Chile | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Santo Domingo |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Dominican Republic?
- Yes. Chile is 15.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Chile?
- About 16 times: Chile has 15.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Chile and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Dominican Republic?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 11,520,487. Density: Chile 26 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².