Montserrat vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 89.3 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Puerto Rico about 89 times.
MontserratPuerto RicoMontserrat moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.01× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 89.3× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | San Juan |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Montserrat is 89.3 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 89 times: Puerto Rico has 89.3× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².