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Missouri vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 20.1 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 19.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 4.9 times (390%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 2.5 times (151%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 2,619 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Missouri's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 10.6 times higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Kansas City's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 77 years.
Missouri vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 3.5 times (248%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (77%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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