Dominican Republic vs Samoa
Dominican Republic is 17.1 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Dominican Republic about 17 times.
Dominican RepublicSamoaDominican Republic moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 17.1× the area of Samoa.
| Dominican Republic | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 219,306 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 17.1 times larger than Samoa. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 17 times: Dominican Republic has 17.1× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 219,306. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Samoa 77 per km².