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Hawaii vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Hawaii's land area is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Hawaii's total area is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Hawaii's north-south length is 5.0 times (397%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Hawaii's east-west width is 2.2 times (122%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Mauna Kea is 9,405 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Hawaii'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.
Hawaii vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Puerto Rico's population is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 4.3 times (326%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Honolulu and San Juan have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- San Juan metro area's population is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th 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.
Hawaii vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Puerto Rico's economic output is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Puerto Rico official website
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