Dominican Republic vs Japan
Japan is 7.77 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Japan about 7.8 times.
Dominican RepublicJapanDominican Republic moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.13× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 7.77× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Tokyo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Dominican Republic is 7.77 times smaller than Japan. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Japan?
- About 7.8 times: Japan has 7.77× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Japan 326 per km².