Puerto Rico vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 34% larger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto RicoVanuatuPuerto Rico moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.75× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 1.34× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 335,169 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Puerto Rico is 25% smaller than Vanuatu. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Vanuatu?
- About 1.3 times: Vanuatu has 1.34× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 335,169. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².