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Delaware vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Puerto Rico's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Puerto Rico's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Delaware's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Puerto Rico's east-west width is 1.8 times (81%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 3,940 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Puerto Rico's population is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 1.8 times (78%) higher than Delaware's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- San Juan's population is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 111 years.
Delaware vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Puerto Rico's economic output is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (160%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
Delaware official website · Puerto Rico official website
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