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Dominican Republic vs North Macedonia

Dominican Republic is 89% larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.9 times.

Dominican RepublicNorth MacedoniaDominican Republic moved onto North Macedonia · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 1.89× the area of North Macedonia.
Dominican RepublicNorth Macedonia
Area48,671 km²25,713 km²
Population11,520,4871,820,909
Density237 / km²71 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoSkopje
RegionCaribbeanSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours15

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; North Macedonia at 42° N is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why North Macedonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Dominican Republic. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

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Questions about this pair

Is Dominican Republic bigger than North Macedonia?
Yes. Dominican Republic is 89% larger than North Macedonia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and North Macedonia covers 25,713 km².
How many times does North Macedonia fit into Dominican Republic?
About 1.9 times: Dominican Republic has 1.89× the area of North Macedonia.
Why do Dominican Republic and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia about 1.79×. That is why North Macedonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Dominican Republic. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Dominican Republic or North Macedonia?
Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 1,820,909. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², North Macedonia 71 per km².
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