Puerto Rico vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 70.8 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into South Sudan about 71 times.
Puerto RicoSouth SudanPuerto Rico moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.01× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 70.8× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Puerto Rico is 70.8 times smaller than South Sudan. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into South Sudan?
- About 71 times: South Sudan has 70.8× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².