Isle of Man vs Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is 15.9 times larger than Isle of Man. Isle of Man would fit into Puerto Rico about 16 times.

Isle of ManPuerto RicoIsle of Man moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Isle of Man is 0.06× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 15.9× the size of Isle of Man.
Isle of ManPuerto Rico
Area572 km²9,104 km²
Population84,1183,184,835
Density147 / km²350 / km²
CapitalDouglasSan Juan
RegionNorthern EuropeCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Isle of Man sits at about 54°N and is stretched to 2.93× its true area; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Isle of Man looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

Questions about this pair

Is Isle of Man bigger than Puerto Rico?
No. Isle of Man is 15.9 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Isle of Man covers 572 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
How many times does Isle of Man fit into Puerto Rico?
About 16 times: Puerto Rico has 15.9× the area of Isle of Man.
Why do Isle of Man and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Isle of Man is drawn about 2.93× its true area there and Puerto Rico about 1.11×. That is why Isle of Man looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Isle of Man or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 84,118. Density: Isle of Man 147 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².