Dominican Republic vs Taiwan
Dominican Republic is 34% larger than Taiwan.
Dominican RepublicTaiwanDominican Republic moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
1.34×
Dominican Republic is 1.34× the area of Taiwan.
| Dominican Republic | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 34% larger than Taiwan. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.3 times: Dominican Republic has 1.34× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².