Aruba vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 50.9 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Puerto Rico about 51 times.
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Aruba is 0.02× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 50.9× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Aruba is 50.9 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Aruba covers 179 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 51 times: Puerto Rico has 50.9× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².