Dominica vs South Africa
South Africa is 1,626 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into South Africa about 1626 times.
DominicaSouth AfricaDominica moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 1,626× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Dominica bigger than South Africa?
- No. Dominica is 1,626 times smaller than South Africa. Dominica covers 751 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into South Africa?
- About 1626 times: South Africa has 1,626× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. 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, Dominica or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², South Africa 53 per km².