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Dominican Republic vs Saint Barthélemy

Dominican Republic is 2,028 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Dominican Republic about 2028 times.

Dominican RepublicSaint BarthélemyDominican Republic moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 2,028× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
Dominican RepublicSaint Barthélemy
Area48,671 km²24 km²
Population11,520,48710,124
Density237 / km²422 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoGustavia
RegionCaribbeanCaribbean
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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
Yes. Dominican Republic is 2,028 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Dominican Republic?
About 2028 times: Dominican Republic has 2,028× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
Why do Dominican Republic and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 10,124. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².
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