Puerto Rico vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 247 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Saudi Arabia about 247 times.
Puerto RicoSaudi ArabiaPuerto Rico moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 247× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Riyadh |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Puerto Rico is 247 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 247 times: Saudi Arabia has 247× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².