Dominica vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 354 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Western Sahara about 354 times.
DominicaWestern SaharaDominica moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 354× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 612,000 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Dominica is 354 times smaller than Western Sahara. Dominica covers 751 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Western Sahara?
- About 354 times: Western Sahara has 354× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².