Dominican Republic vs US Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic is 141 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Dominican Republic about 141 times.
Dominican RepublicUS Virgin IslandsDominican Republic moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 141× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Dominican Republic | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 103,792 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 141 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 141 times: Dominican Republic has 141× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Dominican Republic and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 103,792. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².