Puerto Rico is about 9 times smaller than United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, making Puerto Rico 10.89% the size of United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~11.5 million people (8.3 million fewer people live in Puerto Rico).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United Arab Emirates vs. Puerto Rico uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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