Puerto Rico vs Suriname
Suriname is 17.9 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Suriname about 18 times.
Puerto RicoSurinamePuerto Rico moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.06× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 17.9× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 639,850 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Paramaribo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Puerto Rico is 17.9 times smaller than Suriname. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Suriname?
- About 18 times: Suriname has 17.9× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 639,850. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².