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Utah vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Utah's land area is 24.1 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Utah's total area is 24.2 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Utah's north-south length is 6.5 times (551%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Utah's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Kings Peak is 9,122 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Utah vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Utah's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 22.6 times higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- San Juan's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- San Juan metro area's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 2 years.
Utah vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (110%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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