Puerto Rico vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 64% larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Timor-Leste about 1.6 times.
Puerto RicoTimor-LestePuerto Rico moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.61×
Puerto Rico is 0.61× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.64× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Puerto Rico is 39% smaller than Timor-Leste. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.6 times: Timor-Leste has 1.64× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 1,418,517. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².