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Dominican Republic vs Philippines

Philippines is 7.06 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Philippines about 7.1 times.

Dominican RepublicPhilippinesDominican Republic moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.14× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 7.06× the size of Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicPhilippines
Area48,671 km²343,448 km²
Population11,520,487116,786,962
Density237 / km²340 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoManila
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours10

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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Dominican Republic bigger than Philippines?
No. Dominican Republic is 7.06 times smaller than Philippines. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Philippines?
About 7.1 times: Philippines has 7.06× the area of Dominican Republic.
Why do Dominican Republic and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Philippines 340 per km².
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