Dominican Republic vs Guinea-Bissau
Dominican Republic is 35% larger than Guinea-Bissau.
Dominican RepublicGuinea-BissauDominican Republic moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 1.35× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Dominican Republic | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Bissau |
| Region | Caribbean | Western 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; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 35% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.3 times: Dominican Republic has 1.35× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Guinea-Bissau 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-Bissau about 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 2,249,515. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².