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Puerto Rico vs Brazil Geography
Land area
- Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while Brazil has 3,227,096 square miles (8,358,140 km²).
- Brazil's land area is 942.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs Brazil: 3,287,956 square miles (8,515,767 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Brazil's total area is 935.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; Brazil is 2,732 miles (4,396 km).
- Brazil's north-south length is 40.8 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; Brazil spans 2,685 miles (4,321 km).
- Brazil's east-west width is 15.4 times wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); Brazil's is Pico da Neblina at 9,826 feet (2,995 m).
- Pico da Neblina is 5,436 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Brazil's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Puerto Rico vs Brazil Population and History
Population
- Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while Brazil has 214,211,951 (2026).
- Brazil's population is 65.2 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs Brazil: 66.4.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 14.5 times higher than Brazil's.
Biggest city
- Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; Brazil's is São Paulo with 12,252,023.
- São Paulo's population is 35.8 times larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Puerto Rico's largest metropolitan area is San Juan metro area (2,233,177 people) vs Brazil's São Paulo (18,949,790).
- São Paulo's population is 8.5 times (749%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- Brazil: Independent from Portugal since September 7, 1822.
- In its current form, Brazil is the older of the two by 76 years.
Puerto Rico vs Brazil Economy
GDP
- Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs Brazil's $2,279.9 billion.
- Brazil's economic output is 17.7 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs Brazil: $10,713.
- Puerto Rico's GDP per capita is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Brazil's.
Official Websites
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