Puerto Rico vs Togo
Togo is 6.24 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Togo about 6.2 times.
Puerto RicoTogoPuerto Rico moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.16× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 6.24× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Lome |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- No. Puerto Rico is 6.24 times smaller than Togo. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Togo?
- About 6.2 times: Togo has 6.24× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Togo 151 per km².