Puerto Rico vs United States
United States is 1,079 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into United States about 1079 times.
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Puerto Rico is 0.0× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 1,079× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern America |
| 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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. That difference is why United States 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 United States?
- No. Puerto Rico is 1,079 times smaller than United States. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into United States?
- About 1079 times: United States has 1,079× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. That is why United States 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², United States 35 per km².