Colombia vs Dominican Republic
Colombia is 23.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Colombia about 23 times.
ColombiaDominican RepublicColombia moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
23.5×
Colombia is 23.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
| Colombia | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Santo Domingo |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Dominican Republic?
- Yes. Colombia is 23.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Colombia?
- About 23 times: Colombia has 23.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Colombia and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 11,520,487. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².