Botswana vs Puerto Rico
Botswana is 63.9 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Botswana about 64 times.
BotswanaPuerto RicoBotswana moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
63.9×
Botswana is 63.9× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Botswana | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | San Juan |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Botswana is 63.9 times larger than Puerto Rico. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Botswana?
- About 64 times: Botswana has 63.9× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Botswana and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².