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Kansas vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²). Kansas' land area is 23.9 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 23.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km). Kansas' north-south length is 3.1 times (209%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km). Kansas' east-west width is 2.3 times (130%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m). Cerro de Punta is 350 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Puerto Rico's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020). Puerto Rico's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7. Puerto Rico's population density is 26.4 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259. Wichita's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area and San Juan metro area have about the same population.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 37 years.
Kansas vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion. Kansas' economic output is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.