Dominican Republic vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 8.36 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Paraguay about 8.4 times.
Dominican RepublicParaguayDominican Republic moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.12× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 8.36× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Asuncion |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Dominican Republic is 8.36 times smaller than Paraguay. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Paraguay?
- About 8.4 times: Paraguay has 8.36× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 7,013,078. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².