Puerto Rico vs Sweden
Sweden is 49.1 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Sweden about 49 times.
Puerto RicoSwedenPuerto Rico moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.02× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 49.1× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Stockholm |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. 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 Sweden?
- No. Puerto Rico is 49.1 times smaller than Sweden. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Sweden?
- About 49 times: Sweden has 49.1× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Puerto Rico or Sweden?
- Sweden: 10,596,620 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Sweden 24 per km².