Michigan is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Puerto Rico is a country located in the Northeast Caribbean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Michigan and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Michigan bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Michigan is 96,716 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Michigan is bigger than Puerto Rico by 93,201 sq mi. Michigan is around 27.52 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Michigan: 96,716 sq mi ( 250,493 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Michigan as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 10,050,811.
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 Michigan and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Michigan is Lansing, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Michigan: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Michigan: Michigander, Michiganian
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Michigan: US-MI
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Michigan as of 2019: 0.918
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Michigan Time Zone:
Most of the state
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
4 counties
UTC – 5 (Central Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Central Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Michigan:
44° 20′ 48.12″ N, 85° 24′ 36.72″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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