Malaysia vs Puerto Rico
Malaysia is 36.3 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Malaysia about 36 times.
MalaysiaPuerto RicoMalaysia moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
36.3×
Malaysia is 36.3× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Malaysia | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | San Juan |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°N 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 Malaysia bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Malaysia is 36.3 times larger than Puerto Rico. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Malaysia?
- About 36 times: Malaysia has 36.3× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Malaysia and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Puerto Rico?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 3,184,835. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².