Puerto Rico vs Tajikistan
Tajikistan is 15.7 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Tajikistan about 16 times.
Puerto RicoTajikistanPuerto Rico moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.06× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 15.7× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Dushanbe |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- No. Puerto Rico is 15.7 times smaller than Tajikistan. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Tajikistan?
- About 16 times: Tajikistan has 15.7× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. That is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan: 10,786,734 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².