Puerto Rico vs Tonga
Puerto Rico is 12.2 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Puerto Rico about 12 times.
Puerto RicoTongaPuerto Rico moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
12.2×
Puerto Rico is 12.2× the area of Tonga.
| Puerto Rico | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 103,742 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Puerto Rico is 12.2 times larger than Tonga. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 12 times: Puerto Rico has 12.2× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 103,742. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Tonga 139 per km².