Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern 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 Kentucky and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Kentucky is bigger than Portugal by 4,805 sq mi. Kentucky is around 1.14 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Portugal as of 2020, was estimated to be around 10,297,081.
Here is some more data comparison between Kentucky and Portugal.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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 Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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