Curaçao vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 20.5 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Puerto Rico about 21 times.
CuraçaoPuerto RicoCuraçao moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.05× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 20.5× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | San Juan |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Curaçao is 20.5 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 21 times: Puerto Rico has 20.5× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².