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Dominican Republic vs South Sudan

South Sudan is 13.2 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into South Sudan about 13 times.

Dominican RepublicSouth SudanDominican Republic moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.08× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 13.2× the size of Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicSouth Sudan
Area48,671 km²644,329 km²
Population11,520,48712,188,788
Density237 / km²19 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoJuba
RegionCaribbeanEastern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours16

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 Sudan at 7° 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Dominican Republic bigger than South Sudan?
No. Dominican Republic is 13.2 times smaller than South Sudan. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
How many times does Dominican Republic fit into South Sudan?
About 13 times: South Sudan has 13.2× the area of Dominican Republic.
Why do Dominican Republic and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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 South Sudan?
South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².
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