Puerto Rico vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 2.89 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Rwanda about 2.9 times.
Puerto RicoRwandaPuerto Rico moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.35× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 2.89× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Puerto Rico is 2.89 times smaller than Rwanda. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Rwanda?
- About 2.9 times: Rwanda has 2.89× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².