New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Jersey and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Latvia?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Latvia is 24,983 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Latvia by 16,260.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 2.86 times smaller than Latvia.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Latvia as of 2020, was estimated to be around 1,901,548.
Here is some more data comparison between New Jersey and Latvia.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Latvia: Latvian
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Latvia: Latvian
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Latvia: LV
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Latvia as of 2019: 0.866
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Latvia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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