Puerto Rico vs Somalia
Somalia is 70 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Somalia about 70 times.
Puerto RicoSomaliaPuerto Rico moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.01× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 70× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Puerto Rico is 70 times smaller than Somalia. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Somalia?
- About 70 times: Somalia has 70× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Somalia 31 per km².