Guyana vs Puerto Rico
Guyana is 23.6 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Guyana about 24 times.
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23.6×
Guyana is 23.6× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Guyana | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | San Juan |
| Region | South America | 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. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Guyana is 23.6 times larger than Puerto Rico. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Guyana?
- About 24 times: Guyana has 23.6× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Guyana and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².