Dominican Republic vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 19.0 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Nigeria about 19 times.
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Dominican Republic is 0.05× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 19.0× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Abuja |
| Region | Caribbean | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Dominican Republic is 19.0 times smaller than Nigeria. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Nigeria?
- About 19 times: Nigeria has 19.0× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².