Chile vs Puerto Rico
Chile is 83.1 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Chile about 83 times.
ChilePuerto RicoChile moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
83.1×
Chile is 83.1× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Chile | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | San Juan |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Chile is 83.1 times larger than Puerto Rico. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Chile?
- About 83 times: Chile has 83.1× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Chile and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Puerto Rico?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 3,184,835. Density: Chile 26 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².