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Tennessee vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Tennessee's land area is 12.0 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tennessee's total area is 12.0 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Tennessee's north-south length is 2.9 times (185%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 2.9 times (186%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 2,234 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Tennessee's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 5.5 times (447%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Nashville's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area and San Juan metro area have about the same population.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 102 years.
Tennessee vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 4.4 times (335%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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