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Washington vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Washington's land area is 19.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Washington's total area is 20.3 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Washington's north-south length is 3.6 times (255%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Washington's east-west width is 2.3 times (129%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Mount Rainier is 10,019 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Washington vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Washington's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 8.0 times (701%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- Seattle's population is 2.3 times (128%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Washington is the older of the two by 9 years.
Washington vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 6.6 times (564%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (165%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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