Dominican Republic vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 5.47 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Western Sahara about 5.5 times.
Dominican RepublicWestern SaharaDominican Republic moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.18× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 5.47× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 612,000 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Dominican Republic is 5.47 times smaller than Western Sahara. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Western Sahara?
- About 5.5 times: Western Sahara has 5.47× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 612,000. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².