Colorado is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, whereas Puerto Rico is a country located in the Northeast Caribbean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Colorado and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Colorado bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Colorado is 104,094 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Colorado is bigger than Puerto Rico by 100,579 sq mi. Colorado is around 29.62 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Colorado: 104,094 sq mi ( 269,837 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi (9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Colorado as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,812,069.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Puerto Rico as of 14th April 2022, is estimated to be around 2,736,613.
Here is some more data comparison between Colorado and Puerto Rico.
The capital of Colorado is Denver, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Colorado: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Colorado: Coloradan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Colorado: US-CO
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Colorado as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Colorado Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Colorado:
38° 59′ 49.92″ N, 105° 32′ 52.08″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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