Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern 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 Kansas and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than Puerto Rico by 78,763 sq mi. Kansas is around 23.41 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi (9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Puerto Rico as of 2020, was estimated to be around 3,281,538.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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