Dominican Republic vs Thailand
Thailand is 10.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Thailand about 11 times.
Dominican RepublicThailandDominican Republic moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.09× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 10.5× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Bangkok |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Dominican Republic is 10.5 times smaller than Thailand. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Thailand?
- About 11 times: Thailand has 10.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Thailand 140 per km².