Nebraska is a state located in the 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 Nebraska and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Nebraska bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Nebraska is 77,358 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Nebraska is bigger than Puerto Rico by 73,843 sq mi. Nebraska is around 22.01 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Nebraska: 77,358 sq mi ( 200,356 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Nebraska as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,963,692.
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 Nebraska and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Nebraska is Lincoln, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Nebraska: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Nebraska: Nebraskan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Nebraska: US-NE
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Nebraska as of 2019: 0.939
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Nebraska Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Nebraska:
41° 32′ 16.08″ N, 99° 47′ 42.36″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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