Puerto Rico vs Zambia
Zambia is 82.7 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Zambia about 83 times.
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Puerto Rico is 0.01× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 82.7× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Lusaka |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Puerto Rico is 82.7 times smaller than Zambia. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Zambia?
- About 83 times: Zambia has 82.7× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Zambia 29 per km².