Canada vs Puerto Rico
Canada is 1,097 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Canada about 1097 times.
CanadaPuerto RicoCanada moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 1,097× the area of Puerto Rico.
 Canada |  Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 1,097× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 9,104 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 13.1× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 3,184,8352025 |
| DensityPuerto Rico: 83.9× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 350 / km² |
| Urban populationPuerto Rico: 1.14× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 94%2025 |
| Fertility rateCanada: 1.36× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 0.92 per woman2024 |
| Population growthCanada: 1.49 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | −0.55%2025 |
| Birth rateCanada: 1.56× the birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 5.7 per 1,0002024 |
| Death ratePuerto Rico: 1.3× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 10.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Canada: 3.8 points higher | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 11.2%2025 |
| People over 65Puerto Rico: 5.0 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 25.3%2025 |
| Net migrationCanada: 6.1 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | +1.7 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | 0.00 per 1,0002024 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyCanada: 0.2 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 81.9 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolmentAbout the same university enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | 77.9%2023 |
| Human Development Index | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaCanada: 2.07× the income per person | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | $27,3202025 |
| GDPCanada: 17.9× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $129.37B2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Canada: 1.28× the output per person | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | $52,1962025 |
| GDP growthCanada: 1.4 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | +0.3%2025 |
| Inflation | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| UnemploymentCanada: 1.15× the unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | 6.0%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Jobs in agricultureThe same | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | 1.1% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in industryCanada: 4.0 points higher | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | 14.7% of jobs2025 |
| Jobs in servicesPuerto Rico: 4.0 points higher | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | 84.1% of jobs2025 |
| Foreign investment | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| ExportsPuerto Rico: 15.6 points higher | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | 46.9% of GDP2025 |
| Military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet usersCanada: 1.08× the share online | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | 87%2022 |
| Mobile subscriptionsPuerto Rico: 1.34× the mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | 126 per 1002024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaPuerto Rico: 1.18× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 50% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per personCanada: 2.91× the CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | 4.82 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyCanada: 21.3 points higher | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | 2.5%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Puerto Rico: 1.18× the air pollution | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | 7.8 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landCanada: 6.3 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 6.6% of land2025 |
| Arable landPuerto Rico: 2.3 points higher | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | 6.6% of land2024 |
| Water stressPuerto Rico: 5.27× the water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | 19.5%2022 |
| PrecipitationPuerto Rico: 3.82× the rain and snow | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | 2,054 mm2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityCanada: 0.44 higher | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | +0.372025 |
| Control of corruptionCanada: 1.05 higher | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | +0.542025 |
| Homicide ratePuerto Rico: 7.3× the homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | 14.6 per 100,0002023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United States of America |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution | Dependent territoryunincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches; note - reference Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, 2 March 1917, as amended by Public Law 600, 3 July 1950 |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | San Juan |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English, French | English, Spanish |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 | +1 787, +1 939 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Canada sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Canada bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Canada is 1,097 times larger than Puerto Rico. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Canada?
- About 1097 times: Canada has 1,097× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Canada and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and Puerto Rico about 1.11×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 3,184,835. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².
- Which is richer, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- By gross national income per person, Canada: $56,420 against $27,320 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 2.07× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- In Canada: life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years, against 81.9 — 0.2 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and Puerto Rico have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Puerto Rico: dependent territory.