Maine is a state located in the New England 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 Maine and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Maine bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Maine is 35,385 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Maine is smaller than Portugal by 218 sq mi. Maine is around 1.01 times smaller than Portugal.
Area of Maine: 35,385 sq mi ( 91,646 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Maine as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,372,247.
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 Maine and Portugal.
The capital city of Maine is Augusta, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Maine: English
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Maine: Mainer
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Maine: US-ME
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Maine as of 2019: 0.922
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Maine Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Zone)
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 Maine:
45° 0′ 0″ N, 69° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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