Colombia vs Puerto Rico
Colombia is 125 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Colombia about 125 times.
ColombiaPuerto RicoColombia moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 125× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Colombia | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | San Juan |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Colombia is 125 times larger than Puerto Rico. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Colombia?
- About 125 times: Colombia has 125× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Colombia and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Puerto Rico?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 3,184,835. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².