Palau vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 19.5 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Puerto Rico about 20 times.
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Palau is 0.05× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 19.5× the size of Palau.
| Palau | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | 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. Palau 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 Palau bigger than Puerto Rico?
- No. Palau is 19.5 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Palau covers 466 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 20 times: Puerto Rico has 19.5× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau 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, Palau or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².