Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Puerto Rico is a country located in the Northeast Caribbean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 9,104 sq km. Malta is smaller than Puerto Rico by 8,788 sq km. Malta is around 28.81 times smaller than Puerto Rico.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi (9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Puerto Rico as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 2,789,662.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Puerto Rico: Spanish,English
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2018: 0.845
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Puerto Rico Timezone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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