Puerto Rico vs Serbia
Serbia is 9.72 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Serbia about 9.7 times.
Puerto RicoSerbiaPuerto Rico moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.1× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 9.72× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Belgrade |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. 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 Serbia?
- No. Puerto Rico is 9.72 times smaller than Serbia. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Serbia?
- About 9.7 times: Serbia has 9.72× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Puerto Rico or Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Serbia 74 per km².