Italy is 33.4× the size of Puerto Rico
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Puerto Rico about 9,010 km² (3,480 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 9,010km²Puerto Rico
200 km
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
What fits
- Puerto Rico fits inside Italy about 33.4 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 292,000 km² (113,000 mi²), which is 3,244% of the area of Puerto Rico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Puerto Rico about 0.29.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 3.3 million, 17.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 365 in Puerto Rico against 195 in Italy: Puerto Rico is 1.87× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Puerto Rico at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Italy as 55.9× the size of Puerto Rico instead of 33.4×.
- Together Italy and Puerto Rico cover 310,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 292,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Puerto Rico's density, Italy would have 109.9 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Puerto Rico would have 1.8 million (it has 3.3 million).
- Italy's centre is 24.5° of latitude, about 2,720 km, farther north than Puerto Rico's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 33.4× |
| More people | Italy | 17.9× |
| More crowded | Puerto Rico | 1.87× |
| Farther north | Italy | 24.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.29× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.04× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.03× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.02× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.02× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 1 in 350 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 941 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 1,049 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 1,885 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 9,010 km²3,480 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 365 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 9,100 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | San Juan |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 18°N to 19°N |
| Continent | Europe | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 9,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 9,010 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11