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Oregon vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Oregon's land area is 28.0 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Oregon's total area is 28.0 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Oregon's north-south length is 6.8 times (576%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Oregon's east-west width is 2.6 times (156%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Mount Hood is 6,842 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Oregon's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 21.6 times higher than Oregon's.
Biggest city
- Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Portland's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 39 years.
Oregon vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Oregon's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (90%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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