Italy is 6.22× the size of Dominican Republic
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Dominican Republic about 48,400 km² (18,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 48,400km²Dominican Republic
200 km
- Italy
- Dominican Republic
What fits
- Dominican Republic fits inside Italy about 6.22 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 253,000 km² (97,600 mi²), which is 522% of the area of Dominican Republic.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Dominican Republic about 1.58.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 10.8 million, 5.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 222 in Dominican Republic against 195 in Italy: Dominican Republic is 1.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Dominican Republic at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Italy as 10.3× the size of Dominican Republic instead of 6.22×.
- Together Italy and Dominican Republic cover 350,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 253,000 km², is about the size of Ecuador (255,000 km²).
- At Dominican Republic's density, Italy would have 66.9 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Dominican Republic would have 9.5 million (it has 10.8 million).
- Italy's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,650 km, farther north than Dominican Republic's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 6.22× |
| More people | Italy | 5.47× |
| More crowded | Dominican Republic | 1.14× |
| Farther north | Italy | 23.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 1.58× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.20× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.14× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.13× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.09× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.02× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.01× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 351 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 48,400 km²18,700 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 10.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 222 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 48,700 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Santo Domingo |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 18°N to 20°N |
| Continent | Europe | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 48,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 48,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11