China vs Puerto Rico
China is 1,054 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into China about 1054 times.
ChinaPuerto RicoChina moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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China is 1,054× the area of Puerto Rico.
| China | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,596,961 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Beijing | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 17 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. China sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.56× 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 China bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. China is 1,054 times larger than Puerto Rico. China covers 9,596,961 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into China?
- About 1054 times: China has 1,054× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do China and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. China is drawn about 1.56× 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, China or Puerto Rico?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 3,184,835. Density: China 147 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².