Puerto Rico vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 54.0 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Turkmenistan about 54 times.
Puerto RicoTurkmenistanPuerto Rico moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.02× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 54.0× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Ashgabat |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Puerto Rico. 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Puerto Rico is 54.0 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 54 times: Turkmenistan has 54.0× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Puerto Rico. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Puerto Rico or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².