Dominican Republic vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 6.8 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Malaysia about 6.8 times.
Dominican RepublicMalaysiaDominican Republic moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.15× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 6.8× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Dominican Republic is 6.8 times smaller than Malaysia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Malaysia?
- About 6.8 times: Malaysia has 6.8× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².