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Alaska vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 166.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 189.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 17.9 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 8.9 times (787%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Denali is 15,845 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Puerto Rico's population is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 738.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- San Juan's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- San Juan metro area's population is 5.5 times (448%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Puerto Rico is the older of the two by 61 years.
Alaska vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Puerto Rico's economic output is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (138%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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