Puerto Rico vs Yemen
Yemen is 50 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Yemen about 50 times.
Puerto RicoYemenPuerto Rico moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.02× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 50× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Sana'a |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Puerto Rico is 50 times smaller than Yemen. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Yemen?
- About 50 times: Yemen has 50× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Yemen 92 per km².