Puerto Rico vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 104 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Tanzania about 104 times.
Puerto RicoTanzaniaPuerto Rico moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.01× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 104× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Dodoma |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Puerto Rico is 104 times smaller than Tanzania. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Tanzania?
- About 104 times: Tanzania has 104× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².