Dominican Republic vs Guinea
Guinea is 5.05 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Guinea about 5.1 times.
Dominican RepublicGuineaDominican Republic moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.2× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 5.05× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Conakry |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Dominican Republic is 5.05 times smaller than Guinea. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Guinea?
- About 5.1 times: Guinea has 5.05× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Guinea 61 per km².