Puerto Rico vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 5.39 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Slovakia about 5.4 times.
Puerto RicoSlovakiaPuerto Rico moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.19× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 5.39× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Bratislava |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- No. Puerto Rico is 5.39 times smaller than Slovakia. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Slovakia?
- About 5.4 times: Slovakia has 5.39× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².