Puerto Rico vs Romania
Romania is 26.2 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Romania about 26 times.
Puerto RicoRomaniaPuerto Rico moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.04× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 26.2× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Bucharest |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. 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 Romania?
- No. Puerto Rico is 26.2 times smaller than Romania. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Romania?
- About 26 times: Romania has 26.2× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Puerto Rico or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Romania 80 per km².