Puerto Rico vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 4.54 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Switzerland about 4.5 times.
Puerto RicoSwitzerlandPuerto Rico moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.22× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 4.54× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Bern |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- No. Puerto Rico is 4.54 times smaller than Switzerland. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Switzerland?
- About 4.5 times: Switzerland has 4.54× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².