Puerto Rico vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 3.98 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Taiwan about 4.0 times.
Puerto RicoTaiwanPuerto Rico moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.25× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 3.98× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Puerto Rico is 3.98 times smaller than Taiwan. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Taiwan?
- About 4.0 times: Taiwan has 3.98× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².