Eritrea vs Puerto Rico
Eritrea is 12.9 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Eritrea about 13 times.
EritreaPuerto RicoEritrea moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 12.9× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Eritrea | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Eritrea is 12.9 times larger than Puerto Rico. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Eritrea?
- About 13 times: Eritrea has 12.9× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Eritrea and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Puerto Rico?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 3,184,835. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².