Barbados vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 20.7 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Puerto Rico about 21 times.
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Barbados is 0.05× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 20.7× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Barbados is 20.7 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Barbados covers 439 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 21 times: Puerto Rico has 20.7× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².