Arkansas is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America, whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Arkansas and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Arkansas bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Arkansas is 53,179 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Arkansas is bigger than Portugal by 17,576 sq mi. Arkansas is around 1.50 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of Arkansas: 53,179 sq mi ( 137,732 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Arkansas as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,025,891.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Portugal as of 7th April 2022, is estimated to be around 10,144,978.
Here is some more data comparison between Arkansas and Portugal.
The capital of Arkansas is Little Rock, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Arkansas: English
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Arkansas: Arkansan, Arkansawyer, Arkanite
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Arkansas: US-AR
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Arkansas as of 2019: 0.886
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Arkansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Portugal Time Zone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Arkansas:
34° 53′ 37.68″ N, 92° 26′ 33.36″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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