Afghanistan vs Puerto Rico
Afghanistan is 71.6 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Afghanistan about 72 times.
AfghanistanPuerto RicoAfghanistan moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
71.6×
Afghanistan is 71.6× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Afghanistan | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | San Juan |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 71.6 times larger than Puerto Rico. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Afghanistan?
- About 72 times: Afghanistan has 71.6× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Afghanistan and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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, Afghanistan or Puerto Rico?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,184,835. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².