North America 路 true size
How big is Puerto Rico really?
Puerto Rico covers 3,450 sq mi (8,936 km虏). Puerto Rico is about the same size as Puerto Rico.
Puerto RicoPuerto RicoSame scale, no Mercator stretch
Move it around on the live map
Area3,450 sq mi
vs the whole US0.1%
Size rank#165 of 197
CapitalSan Juan
People3 million
Widest crossing108 mi
Drive it at 60 mph2 hours
Fly across12 min
Puerto Rico vs famous states
- Puerto Rico is about the same size as Puerto Rico 路 Puerto Rico page
- Texas is 77 times the size of Puerto Rico 路 Texas page
- California is 46 times the size of Puerto Rico 路 California page
- Alaska is 170 times the size of Puerto Rico 路 Alaska page
- Florida is 17 times the size of Puerto Rico 路 Florida page
- New York is 14 times the size of Puerto Rico 路 New York page
Puerto Rico compared with every state
| State | Size | Compared with Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 51,752 sq mi | Alabama is 15 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Alaska | 586,000 sq mi | Alaska is 170 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| American Samoa | 86 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 40 times the size of American Samoa |
| Arizona | 114,000 sq mi | Arizona is 33 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Arkansas | 53,176 sq mi | Arkansas is 15 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| California | 158,000 sq mi | California is 46 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Colorado | 104,000 sq mi | Colorado is 30 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 185 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 19 times the size of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| Connecticut | 4,986 sq mi | Connecticut is 1.4 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Delaware | 2,032 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 1.7 times the size of Delaware |
| District of Columbia | 66 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 52 times the size of District of Columbia |
| Florida | 58,618 sq mi | Florida is 17 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Georgia | 58,950 sq mi | Georgia is 17 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Guam | 223 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 15 times the size of Guam |
| Hawaii | 6,464 sq mi | Hawaii is 1.9 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Idaho | 83,405 sq mi | Idaho is 24 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Illinois | 56,268 sq mi | Illinois is 16 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Indiana | 36,155 sq mi | Indiana is 10 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Iowa | 56,185 sq mi | Iowa is 16 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Kansas | 82,224 sq mi | Kansas is 24 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Kentucky | 40,382 sq mi | Kentucky is 12 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Louisiana | 47,513 sq mi | Louisiana is 14 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Maine | 33,022 sq mi | Maine is 9.6 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Maryland | 10,410 sq mi | Maryland is 3.0 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Massachusetts | 8,209 sq mi | Massachusetts is 2.4 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Michigan | 58,267 sq mi | Michigan is 17 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Minnesota | 84,190 sq mi | Minnesota is 24 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Mississippi | 47,743 sq mi | Mississippi is 14 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Missouri | 69,660 sq mi | Missouri is 20 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Montana | 147,000 sq mi | Montana is 43 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Nebraska | 77,243 sq mi | Nebraska is 22 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Nevada | 110,000 sq mi | Nevada is 32 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| New Hampshire | 9,264 sq mi | New Hampshire is 2.7 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| New Jersey | 7,773 sq mi | New Jersey is 2.3 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| New Mexico | 122,000 sq mi | New Mexico is 35 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| New York | 49,008 sq mi | New York is 14 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| North Carolina | 49,905 sq mi | North Carolina is 14 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| North Dakota | 70,503 sq mi | North Dakota is 20 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Ohio | 41,283 sq mi | Ohio is 12 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Oklahoma | 69,888 sq mi | Oklahoma is 20 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Oregon | 96,853 sq mi | Oregon is 28 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Pennsylvania | 45,254 sq mi | Pennsylvania is 13 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Puerto Rico | 3,511 sq mi | Puerto Rico is about the same size as Puerto Rico |
| Rhode Island | 1,101 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 3.1 times the size of Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | 31,150 sq mi | South Carolina is 9.0 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| South Dakota | 76,943 sq mi | South Dakota is 22 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Tennessee | 42,138 sq mi | Tennessee is 12 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Texas | 266,000 sq mi | Texas is 77 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| United States Virgin Islands | 170 sq mi | Puerto Rico is 20 times the size of United States Virgin Islands |
| Utah | 84,815 sq mi | Utah is 25 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Vermont | 9,595 sq mi | Vermont is 2.8 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Virginia | 40,536 sq mi | Virginia is 12 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Washington | 67,673 sq mi | Washington is 20 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| West Virginia | 24,189 sq mi | West Virginia is 7.0 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Wisconsin | 56,045 sq mi | Wisconsin is 16 times the size of Puerto Rico |
| Wyoming | 97,652 sq mi | Wyoming is 28 times the size of Puerto Rico |
Countries close to Puerto Rico's size
States close to Puerto Rico's size
What they speak
Spanish. In World Hunt you hear a short clip and pin where it's spoken.
Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.