Dominican Republic vs Kiribati
Dominican Republic is 60 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Dominican Republic about 60 times.
Dominican RepublicKiribatiDominican Republic moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 60× the area of Kiribati.
| Dominican Republic | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 136,488 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Tarawa |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 60 times larger than Kiribati. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 60 times: Dominican Republic has 60× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Kiribati 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 Kiribati about 1.0×. 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 Kiribati?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 136,488. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².