Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas the Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and the Dominican Republic regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than the Dominican Republic?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of the Dominican Republic is 48,671 sq km. Malta is smaller than the Dominican Republic by 48,355 sq km. Malta is around 154.02 times smaller than the Dominican Republic.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of the Dominican Republic: 18,792 sq mi (48,671 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of the Dominican Republic as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 10,958,593.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and the Dominican Republic.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
The Dominican Republic: Spanish
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of the Dominican Republic as of 2018: 0.756
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
The Dominican Republic Timezone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of the Dominican Republic:
19° 0′ 0″ N, 70° 40′ 0″ W
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