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Puerto Rico vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 104.3 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 103.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 15.2 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 7.2 times (616%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,909 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Puerto Rico vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 60.7 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Puerto Rico's largest metropolitan area is San Juan metro area (2,233,177 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 27 years.
Puerto Rico vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- British Columbia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
Puerto Rico official website · British Columbia official website
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