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Florida vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Florida's land area is 15.7 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 20.3 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 7.0 times (603%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 3.1 times (214%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 4,046 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida'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.
Florida vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Florida's population is 7.1 times (611%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 2.2 times (120%) higher than Florida's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Jacksonville's population is 3.0 times (195%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 53 years.
Florida vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 13.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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