Puerto Rico vs Senegal
Senegal is 21.6 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Senegal about 22 times.
Puerto RicoSenegalPuerto Rico moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.05× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 21.6× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Dakar |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Puerto Rico is 21.6 times smaller than Senegal. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Senegal?
- About 22 times: Senegal has 21.6× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Senegal 96 per km².