Puerto Rico vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 36.4 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Vietnam about 36 times.
Puerto RicoVietnamPuerto Rico moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.03× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 36.4× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Hanoi |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Puerto Rico is 36.4 times smaller than Vietnam. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Vietnam?
- About 36 times: Vietnam has 36.4× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².