Dominican Republic vs Mexico
Mexico is 40.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Mexico about 41 times.
Dominican RepublicMexicoDominican Republic moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.02× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 40.5× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Mexico City |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Dominican Republic is 40.5 times smaller than Mexico. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Mexico?
- About 41 times: Mexico has 40.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Mexico 67 per km².