Cuba vs Dominican Republic
Cuba is 2.26 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Cuba about 2.3 times.
CubaDominican RepublicCuba moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
2.26×
Cuba is 2.26× the area of Dominican Republic.
| Cuba | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Dominican Republic?
- Yes. Cuba is 2.26 times larger than Dominican Republic. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Cuba?
- About 2.3 times: Cuba has 2.26× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Cuba and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 10,937,203. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².