Chad vs Puerto Rico
Chad is 141 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Chad about 141 times.
ChadPuerto RicoChad moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 141× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Chad | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | San Juan |
| Region | Middle Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Chad is 141 times larger than Puerto Rico. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Chad?
- About 141 times: Chad has 141× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Chad and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Puerto Rico?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 3,184,835. Density: Chad 16 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².