Anguilla vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 100 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Puerto Rico about 100 times.
AnguillaPuerto RicoAnguilla moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.01× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 100× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | San Juan |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Anguilla is 100 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 100 times: Puerto Rico has 100× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².