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New York vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- New York's land area is 13.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 15.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- New York's north-south length is 4.7 times (366%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- New York's east-west width is 2.4 times (139%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Mount Marcy is 945 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- New York's population is 6.0 times (505%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 2.3 times (128%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- New York's population is 24.8 times larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.9 times (793%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 110 years.
New York vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- New York's economic output is 18.0 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- New York's GDP per capita is 2.9 times (188%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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