Dominican Republic vs South Africa
South Africa is 25.1 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into South Africa about 25 times.
Dominican RepublicSouth AfricaDominican Republic moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.04× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 25.1× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Dominican Republic is 25.1 times smaller than South Africa. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into South Africa?
- About 25 times: South Africa has 25.1× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², South Africa 53 per km².