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Kentucky vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 11.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 11.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 3.8 times (284%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 2.4 times (140%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 256 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Kentucky's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 8.3 times (726%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Louisville's population is 1.9 times (87%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area and San Juan metro area have about the same population.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 106 years.
Kentucky vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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