Puerto Rico vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 19.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Uruguay about 19 times.
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Puerto Rico is 0.05× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 19.4× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Puerto Rico is 19.4 times smaller than Uruguay. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Uruguay?
- About 19 times: Uruguay has 19.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².