Dominican Republic vs Gambia
Dominican Republic is 4.31 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Dominican Republic about 4.3 times.
Dominican RepublicGambiaDominican Republic moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
4.31×
Dominican Republic is 4.31× the area of Gambia.
| Dominican Republic | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Banjul |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 4.31 times larger than Gambia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 4.3 times: Dominican Republic has 4.31× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 2,822,093. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Gambia 250 per km².