Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico
Papua New Guinea is 50.8 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Papua New Guinea about 51 times.
Papua New GuineaPuerto RicoPapua New Guinea moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 50.8× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | San Juan |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 50.8 times larger than Puerto Rico. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 51 times: Papua New Guinea has 50.8× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 3,184,835. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².