Puerto Rico vs Qatar
Qatar is 26% larger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto RicoQatarPuerto Rico moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.8× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 1.26× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Doha |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Puerto Rico sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Puerto Rico bigger than Qatar?
- No. Puerto Rico is 20% smaller than Qatar. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Qatar?
- About 1.3 times: Qatar has 1.26× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Puerto Rico is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Qatar about 1.22×. 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, Puerto Rico or Qatar?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 2,972,215. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Qatar 260 per km².