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Ohio vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 11.9 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 12.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Ohio's north-south length is 4.3 times (334%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 1.8 times (82%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 2,843 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Ohio's population is 3.6 times (262%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 3.3 times (230%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Columbus' population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area and San Juan metro area have about the same population.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 95 years.
Ohio vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 7.2 times (616%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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