Marshall Islands vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 50.3 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 50 times.
Marshall IslandsPuerto RicoMarshall Islands moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.02× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 50.3× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | San Juan |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Marshall Islands is 50.3 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 50 times: Puerto Rico has 50.3× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².