Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions 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 Louisiana and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Louisiana is bigger than Portugal by 16,467 sq mi. Louisiana is around 1.47 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
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 Louisiana and Portugal.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
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 Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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