Dominican Republic vs Senegal
Senegal is 4.04 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Senegal about 4.0 times.
Dominican RepublicSenegalDominican Republic moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.25× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 4.04× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Dakar |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Dominican Republic is 4.04 times smaller than Senegal. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Senegal?
- About 4.0 times: Senegal has 4.04× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Senegal 96 per km².