Eswatini vs Puerto Rico
Eswatini is 91% larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Eswatini about 1.9 times.
EswatiniPuerto RicoEswatini moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
1.91×
Eswatini is 1.91× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Eswatini | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | San Juan |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Eswatini is 91% larger than Puerto Rico. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.9 times: Eswatini has 1.91× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Eswatini and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².