Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 35% larger than Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicSri LankaDominican Republic moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.74× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1.35× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Dominican Republic is 26% smaller than Sri Lanka. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1.3 times: Sri Lanka has 1.35× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².