Dominican Republic vs Rwanda
Dominican Republic is 85% larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.8 times.
Dominican RepublicRwandaDominican Republic moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
1.85×
Dominican Republic is 1.85× the area of Rwanda.
| Dominican Republic | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 85% larger than Rwanda. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.8 times: Dominican Republic has 1.85× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².