Japan vs Puerto Rico
Japan is 41.5 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Japan about 42 times.
JapanPuerto RicoJapan moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
41.5×
Japan is 41.5× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Japan | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Japan is 41.5 times larger than Puerto Rico. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Japan?
- About 42 times: Japan has 41.5× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Japan and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 3,184,835. Density: Japan 326 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².