Puerto Rico vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Puerto Rico is 23.4 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Puerto Rico about 23 times.
Puerto RicoSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesPuerto Rico moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
23.4×
Puerto Rico is 23.4× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Puerto Rico | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 99,924 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Kingstown |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Puerto Rico is 23.4 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 23 times: Puerto Rico has 23.4× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 99,924. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².