Puerto Rico vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 100 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Venezuela about 100 times.
Puerto RicoVenezuelaPuerto Rico moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.01× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 100× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Caracas |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Puerto Rico is 100 times smaller than Venezuela. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Venezuela?
- About 100 times: Venezuela has 100× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².