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Wyoming vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 28.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 27.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 4.8 times (384%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 2.4 times (136%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Gannett Peak is 9,398 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Wyoming vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Puerto Rico's population is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 157.3 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- San Juan's population is 5.2 times (421%) larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Wyoming's largest metropolitan area is Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- San Juan metro area's population is 21.9 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 8 years.
Wyoming vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Puerto Rico's economic output is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (116%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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