Mozambique vs Puerto Rico
Mozambique is 88 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Mozambique about 88 times.
MozambiquePuerto RicoMozambique moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 88× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Mozambique | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Mozambique is 88 times larger than Puerto Rico. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Mozambique?
- About 88 times: Mozambique has 88× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Mozambique and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Puerto Rico?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 3,184,835. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².