Dominican Republic vs Zambia
Zambia is 15.5 times larger than Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic would fit into Zambia about 15 times.
Dominican RepublicZambiaDominican Republic moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Dominican Republic is 0.06× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 15.5× the size of Dominican Republic.
| Dominican Republic | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Lusaka |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Dominican Republic is 15.5 times smaller than Zambia. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Dominican Republic fit into Zambia?
- About 15 times: Zambia has 15.5× the area of Dominican Republic.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 11,520,487. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Zambia 29 per km².