Dominican Republic vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 47% larger than Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicSierra LeoneDominican Republic moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.68× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 1.47× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Dominican Republic is 32% smaller than Sierra Leone. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 1.5 times: Sierra Leone has 1.47× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 8,819,794. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².