Gambia vs Puerto Rico
Gambia is 24% larger than Puerto Rico.
GambiaPuerto RicoGambia moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
1.24×
Gambia is 1.24× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Gambia | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Gambia is 24% larger than Puerto Rico. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Gambia?
- About 1.2 times: Gambia has 1.24× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Gambia and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².