Illinois is a state in the United States of America located in the mid-Western region 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 Illinois and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Illinois is bigger than Puerto Rico by 54,400 sq mi. Illinois is around 16.48 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi (9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Puerto Rico as of 30th May 2022, is estimated to be around 2,727,850.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Puerto Rico.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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