New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions 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 New Jersey and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. New Jersey is bigger than Puerto Rico by 5,207.58 sq mi. New Jersey is around 2.48 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 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 Puerto Rico as of 2020, was estimated to be around 3,281,538.
Here is some more data comparison between New Jersey and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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