Indonesia vs Puerto Rico

Indonesia is 209 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Indonesia about 209 times.

IndonesiaPuerto RicoIndonesia moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 209× the area of Puerto Rico.
IndonesiaPuerto Rico
Area1,904,570 km²9,104 km²
Population285,721,2363,184,835
Density150 / km²350 / km²
CapitalJakartaSan Juan
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours30

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Puerto Rico?
Yes. Indonesia is 209 times larger than Puerto Rico. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Indonesia?
About 209 times: Indonesia has 209× the area of Puerto Rico.
Why do Indonesia and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Puerto Rico?
Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 3,184,835. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².