Dominican Republic vs Malawi
Malawi is 2.43 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Malawi about 2.4 times.
Dominican RepublicMalawiDominican Republic moved onto Malawi · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.41× the area of Malawi. Put the other way, Malawi is 2.43× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Malawi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 118,484 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 22,216,120 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 188 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Lilongwe |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Malawi at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- No. Dominican Republic is 2.43 times smaller than Malawi. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Malawi covers 118,484 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Malawi?
- About 2.4 times: Malawi has 2.43× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Malawi 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 Malawi about 1.06×. 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 Malawi?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Malawi 188 per km².