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Virginia vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Virginia's land area is 11.5 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Virginia's total area is 12.2 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Virginia's north-south length is 3.3 times (233%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Virginia's east-west width is 2.7 times (168%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Mount Rogers is 1,339 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Virginia's population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 4.3 times (330%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Virginia Beach's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 110 years.
Virginia vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 5.9 times (490%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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