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Vermont vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Vermont's land area is 2.7 times (169%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Vermont's total area is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Vermont's north-south length is 2.5 times (146%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Puerto Rico's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 6 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Puerto Rico's population is 5.1 times (407%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 13.6 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- San Juan's population is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- San Juan metro area's population is 9.7 times (873%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 107 years.
Vermont vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Puerto Rico's economic output is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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