Country size comparison

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Puerto Rico is about 5 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, making Puerto Rico 449% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. Puerto Rico uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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