Dominican Republic vs Somalia
Somalia is 13.1 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Somalia about 13 times.
Dominican RepublicSomaliaDominican Republic moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.08× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 13.1× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Dominican Republic is 13.1 times smaller than Somalia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Somalia?
- About 13 times: Somalia has 13.1× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Somalia 31 per km².