Puerto Rico vs Uganda
Uganda is 26.5 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Uganda about 26 times.
Puerto RicoUgandaPuerto Rico moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.04× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 26.5× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Kampala |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Puerto Rico is 26.5 times smaller than Uganda. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Uganda?
- About 26 times: Uganda has 26.5× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Uganda 213 per km².