Dominican Republic vs Namibia
Namibia is 17.0 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Namibia about 17 times.
Dominican RepublicNamibiaDominican Republic moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.06× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 17.0× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Windhoek |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Dominican Republic is 17.0 times smaller than Namibia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Namibia?
- About 17 times: Namibia has 17.0× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 3,092,816. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².