Puerto Rico vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 66.3 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Ukraine about 66 times.
Puerto RicoUkrainePuerto Rico moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.02× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 66.3× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Kiev |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Puerto Rico is 66.3 times smaller than Ukraine. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Ukraine?
- About 66 times: Ukraine has 66.3× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².