Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico
Nicaragua is 13.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Nicaragua about 13 times.
NicaraguaPuerto RicoNicaragua moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
13.2×
Nicaragua is 13.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Nicaragua | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | San Juan |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nicaragua sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Nicaragua bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Nicaragua is 13.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Nicaragua?
- About 13 times: Nicaragua has 13.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Nicaragua and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nicaragua is drawn about 1.05× 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, Nicaragua or Puerto Rico?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 3,184,835. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².