Puerto Rico vs South Korea
South Korea is 11 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into South Korea about 11 times.
Puerto RicoSouth KoreaPuerto Rico moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.09× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 11× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Seoul |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Puerto Rico is 11 times smaller than South Korea. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into South Korea?
- About 11 times: South Korea has 11× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², South Korea 515 per km².