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Puerto Rico vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Puerto Rico's land area is 25.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Puerto Rico's total area is 4.8 times (377%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Puerto Rico's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Puerto Rico's east-west width is 3.3 times (235%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Cerro de Punta is 2,835 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Puerto Rico's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Puerto Rico vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Puerto Rico's population is 37.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. Puerto Rico's population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than US Virgin Islands'.
History: Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Puerto Rico is the older of the two by 19 years.
Official Websites
Puerto Rico official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.