Puerto Rico vs Sudan
Sudan is 207 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Sudan about 207 times.
Puerto RicoSudanPuerto Rico moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.0× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 207× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Khartoum |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Puerto Rico is 207 times smaller than Sudan. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Sudan?
- About 207 times: Sudan has 207× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Sudan 27 per km².