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Nevada vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 32.1 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 31.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Nevada's north-south length is 7.2 times (622%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Nevada's east-west width is 2.7 times (170%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Boundary Peak is 8,725 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Nevada and Puerto Rico have about the same population.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 32.3 times higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Las Vegas' population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 34 years.
Nevada vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (103%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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