Dominican Republic vs Timor-Leste

Dominican Republic is 3.26 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Dominican Republic about 3.3 times.

Dominican RepublicTimor-LesteDominican Republic moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
3.26×
Dominican Republic is 3.26× the area of Timor-Leste.
Dominican RepublicTimor-Leste
Area48,671 km²14,919 km²
Population11,520,4871,418,517
Density237 / km²95 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoDili
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours11

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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
Yes. Dominican Republic is 3.26 times larger than Timor-Leste. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Dominican Republic?
About 3.3 times: Dominican Republic has 3.26× the area of Timor-Leste.
Why do Dominican Republic and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 1,418,517. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².