Puerto Rico vs Saint Helena
Puerto Rico is 23.1 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Puerto Rico about 23 times.
Puerto RicoSaint HelenaPuerto Rico moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 23.1× the area of Saint Helena.
| Puerto Rico | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 5,633 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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. Puerto Rico sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Puerto Rico is 23.1 times larger than Saint Helena. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 23 times: Puerto Rico has 23.1× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 5,633. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².