Puerto Rico vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 42.9 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Zimbabwe about 43 times.
Puerto RicoZimbabwePuerto Rico moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Puerto Rico is 0.02× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 42.9× the size of Puerto Rico.
| Puerto Rico | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,104 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 3,184,835 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 350 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | San Juan | Harare |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Puerto Rico is 42.9 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 43 times: Zimbabwe has 42.9× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 3,184,835. Density: Puerto Rico 350 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².