Liberia vs Puerto Rico
Liberia is 12.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Liberia about 12 times.
LiberiaPuerto RicoLiberia moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
12.2×
Liberia is 12.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Liberia | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 111,369 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 5,731,206 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Monrovia | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Liberia sits at about 6°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 Liberia bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Liberia is 12.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Liberia covers 111,369 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Liberia?
- About 12 times: Liberia has 12.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Liberia and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Liberia 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, Liberia or Puerto Rico?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 3,184,835. Density: Liberia 51 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².