Dominican Republic vs Equatorial Guinea
Dominican Republic is 74% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.7 times.
Dominican RepublicEquatorial GuineaDominican Republic moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
1.74×
Dominican Republic is 1.74× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Dominican Republic | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Malabo |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 74% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.7 times: Dominican Republic has 1.74× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 1,938,431. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².