Curaçao vs Dominica
Dominica is 69% larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Dominica about 1.7 times.
CuraçaoDominicaCuraçao moved onto Dominica · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Curaçao is 0.59× the area of Dominica. Put the other way, Dominica is 1.69× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Dominica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 751 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 65,871 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Roseau |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Dominica at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Curaçao bigger than Dominica?
- No. Curaçao is 41% smaller than Dominica. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Dominica covers 751 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Dominica?
- About 1.7 times: Dominica has 1.69× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Dominica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Dominica about 1.08×. 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, Curaçao or Dominica?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 65,871. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Dominica 88 per km².