Dominican Republic vs Greenland
Greenland is 44.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Greenland about 45 times.
Dominican RepublicGreenlandDominican Republic moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.02× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 44.5× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 56,831 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Nuuk |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Dominican Republic. 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 Greenland?
- No. Dominican Republic is 44.5 times smaller than Greenland. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Greenland?
- About 45 times: Greenland has 44.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Dominican Republic. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Dominican Republic or Greenland?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 56,831. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².