Dominican Republic vs Egypt

Egypt is 20.8 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Egypt about 21 times.

Dominican RepublicEgyptDominican Republic moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.05× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 20.8× the size of Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicEgypt
Area48,671 km²1,010,408 km²
Population11,520,487118,365,995
Density237 / km²117 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoCairo
RegionCaribbeanNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours14

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Dominican Republic bigger than Egypt?
No. Dominican Republic is 20.8 times smaller than Egypt. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Egypt?
About 21 times: Egypt has 20.8× the area of Dominican Republic.
Why do Dominican Republic and Egypt look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Egypt about 1.25×. 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, Dominican Republic or Egypt?
Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Egypt 117 per km².