Dominican Republic vs Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is 56.0 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Kazakhstan about 56 times.

Dominican RepublicKazakhstanDominican Republic moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.02× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 56.0× the size of Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicKazakhstan
Area48,671 km²2,724,900 km²
Population11,520,48720,843,754
Density237 / km²7.6 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoAstana
RegionCaribbeanCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours15

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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
No. Dominican Republic is 56.0 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Kazakhstan?
About 56 times: Kazakhstan has 56.0× the area of Dominican Republic.
Why do Dominican Republic and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².