Dominican Republic vs Liberia
Liberia is 2.29 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Liberia about 2.3 times.
Dominican RepublicLiberiaDominican Republic moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.44× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 2.29× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Monrovia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. Dominican Republic is 2.29 times smaller than Liberia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Liberia?
- About 2.3 times: Liberia has 2.29× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 5,731,206. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Liberia 51 per km².