Minnesota 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 Minnesota and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Minnesota bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Minnesota is 86,935.83 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Minnesota is bigger than Puerto Rico by 83,420.83 sq mi. Minnesota is around 24.73 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Minnesota: 86,935.83 sq mi ( 225,163 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Minnesota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,707,390.
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 Minnesota and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Minnesota is Saint Paul, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Minnesota: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Minnesota: Minnesotan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Minnesota: US-MN
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Minnesota as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Minnesota Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Minnesota:
46° 16′ 50.52″ N, 94° 18′ 19.08″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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