Dominican Republic vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 12.1 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Madagascar about 12 times.
Dominican RepublicMadagascarDominican Republic moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.08× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 12.1× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Antananarivo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Dominican Republic is 12.1 times smaller than Madagascar. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Madagascar?
- About 12 times: Madagascar has 12.1× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².