Dominica vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 12.1 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Puerto Rico about 12 times.
DominicaPuerto RicoDominica moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.08× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 12.1× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Dominica is 12.1 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Dominica covers 751 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 12 times: Puerto Rico has 12.1× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².