Malta vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 28.8 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Puerto Rico about 29 times.
MaltaPuerto RicoMalta moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 0.03× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 28.8× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | San Juan |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Malta is 28.8 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Malta covers 316 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 29 times: Puerto Rico has 28.8× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 579,704. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².