Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 9.51 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Papua New Guinea about 9.5 times.
Dominican RepublicPapua New GuineaDominican Republic moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.11× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 9.51× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Port Moresby |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Dominican Republic is 9.51 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 9.5 times: Papua New Guinea has 9.51× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 10,762,817. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².