Dominican Republic vs Vietnam

Vietnam is 6.81 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Vietnam about 6.8 times.

Dominican RepublicVietnamDominican Republic moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
0.15×
Dominican Republic is 0.15× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 6.81× the size of Dominican Republic.
Dominican RepublicVietnam
Area48,671 km²331,690 km²
Population11,520,487101,598,527
Density237 / km²306 / km²
CapitalSanto DomingoHanoi
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours13

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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
No. Dominican Republic is 6.81 times smaller than Vietnam. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Vietnam?
About 6.8 times: Vietnam has 6.81× the area of Dominican Republic.
Why do Dominican Republic and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².