Dominican Republic vs Togo
Togo is 17% larger than Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicTogoDominican Republic moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.86× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 1.17× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Lome |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° 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 Togo?
- No. Dominican Republic is 14% smaller than Togo. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Togo?
- About 1.2 times: Togo has 1.17× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 8,591,626. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Togo 151 per km².