Dominican Republic vs Malta
Dominican Republic is 154 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Dominican Republic about 154 times.
Dominican RepublicMaltaDominican Republic moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 154× the area of Malta.
| Dominican Republic | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 579,704 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 154 times larger than Malta. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 154 times: Dominican Republic has 154× the area of Malta.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 579,704. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².