Dominican Republic vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 34% larger than Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicLithuaniaDominican Republic moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.75× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 1.34× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Vilnius |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- No. Dominican Republic is 25% smaller than Lithuania. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Lithuania?
- About 1.3 times: Lithuania has 1.34× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 2,888,774. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².