Puerto Rico vs Syria
Syria is 20.3 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Syria about 20 times.
Puerto RicoSyriaPuerto Rico moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.05× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 20.3× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Puerto Rico is 20.3 times smaller than Syria. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Syria?
- About 20 times: Syria has 20.3× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Syria 138 per km².