North America · True size
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
2.2×
Dominican Republic is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
48,592 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#106
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.04%
On the old map
Dominican Republic looks about the same size as Belize on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Dominican Republic at the size the old map gives it, next to Belize's true size. Dominican Republic's real area is 48,592 km² — Belize is 22,770 km².
By area
Dominican Republic would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
Israel fits inside Dominican Republic 2.2 times. Qatar fits inside Dominican Republic 4.4 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Dominican Republic's middle sits at 19°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Dominican Republic's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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