Djibouti vs Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is 2.1 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Dominican Republic about 2.1 times.
DjiboutiDominican RepublicDjibouti moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.48× the area of Dominican Republic. Put the other way, Dominican Republic is 2.1× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Dominican Republic?
- No. Djibouti is 2.1 times smaller than Dominican Republic. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 2.1 times: Dominican Republic has 2.1× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Dominican Republic look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².