Puerto Rico vs Trinidad and Tobago
Puerto Rico is 78% larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Puerto Rico about 1.8 times.
Puerto RicoTrinidad and TobagoPuerto Rico moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
1.78×
Puerto Rico is 1.78× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Puerto Rico | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Puerto Rico is 78% larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 1.8 times: Puerto Rico has 1.78× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 1,367,764. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².