Puerto Rico vs South Africa
South Africa is 134 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into South Africa about 134 times.
Puerto RicoSouth AfricaPuerto Rico moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 134× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Puerto Rico is 134 times smaller than South Africa. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into South Africa?
- About 134 times: South Africa has 134× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², South Africa 53 per km².