Puerto Rico vs Thailand
Thailand is 56.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Thailand about 56 times.
Puerto RicoThailandPuerto Rico moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.02× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 56.4× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Bangkok |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Puerto Rico is 56.4 times smaller than Thailand. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Thailand?
- About 56 times: Thailand has 56.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Thailand 140 per km².