Arizona is a state of the United States of America located in the western part of the country, whereas Puerto Rico is a country located in the Northeast Caribbean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Arizona and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Arizona bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Arizona is 113,990 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Arizona is bigger than Puerto Rico by 110,475 sq mi. Arizona is around 32.43 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Arizona: 113,990 sq mi ( 295,234 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi (9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Arizona as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 7,276,316.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Puerto Rico as of 5th April 2022, is estimated to be around 2,737,780.
Here is some more data comparison between Arizona and Puerto Rico.
The capital of Arizona is Phoenix, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Arizona: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Arizona: Arizonan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Arizona: US-AZ
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Arizona as of 2019: 0.913
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2017: 0.845
Arizona Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Arizona:
34° 16′ 27.84″ N, 111° 39′ 36.72″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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