Puerto Rico vs Singapore
Puerto Rico is 12.7 times larger than Singapore. Singapore would fit into Puerto Rico about 13 times.
Puerto RicoSingaporePuerto Rico moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
12.7×
Puerto Rico is 12.7× the area of Singapore.
| Puerto Rico | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Singapore |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Yes. Puerto Rico is 12.7 times larger than Singapore. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Singapore fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 13 times: Puerto Rico has 12.7× the area of Singapore.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Singapore 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 Singapore about 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².