Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 7.21 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Sri Lanka about 7.2 times.
Puerto RicoSri LankaPuerto Rico moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Puerto Rico is 0.14× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 7.21× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Puerto Rico is 7.21 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 7.2 times: Sri Lanka has 7.21× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².