Puerto Rico vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 18.0 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Tunisia about 18 times.
Puerto RicoTunisiaPuerto Rico moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.06× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 18.0× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Tunis |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Puerto Rico is 18.0 times smaller than Tunisia. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Tunisia?
- About 18 times: Tunisia has 18.0× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².