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Dominican Republic vs Pitcairn Islands

Dominican Republic is 1,036 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Dominican Republic about 1036 times.

Dominican RepublicPitcairn IslandsDominican Republic moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 1,036× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
Dominican RepublicPitcairn Islands
Area48,671 km²47 km²
Population11,520,48750
Density237 / km²1.1 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoAdamstown
RegionCaribbeanPolynesia
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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
Yes. Dominican Republic is 1,036 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Dominican Republic?
About 1036 times: Dominican Republic has 1,036× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
Why do Dominican Republic and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 50. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².
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