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Minnesota vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 23.3 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 24.7 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Minnesota's north-south length is 6.1 times (509%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 2.1 times (107%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 2,098 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Minnesota's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 13.2 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Minneapolis' population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 40 years.
Minnesota vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (116%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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