Comoros vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 4.48 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Puerto Rico about 4.5 times.
ComorosPuerto RicoComoros moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.22× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 4.48× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Comoros is 4.48 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 4.5 times: Puerto Rico has 4.48× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².