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Texas vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²). Texas' land area is 76.3 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 76.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km). Texas' north-south length is 12.1 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km). Texas' east-west width is 4.5 times (347%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m). Guadalupe Peak is 4,340 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020). Texas' population is 9.5 times (852%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7. Puerto Rico's population density is 8.0 times (701%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259. Houston's population is 7.0 times (598%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.7 times (274%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 53 years.
Texas vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion. Texas' economic output is 21.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650. Texas' GDP per capita is 2.2 times (118%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.