Oregon and Washington are both states located in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Oregon and Washington regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Oregon bigger than Washington?
The total area of Oregon is 98,381 sq mi, and the total area of Washington is 71,362 sq mi. Oregon is bigger than Washington by 27,019 sq mi. Oregon is around 1.38 times bigger than Washington.
Area of Oregon: 98,381 sq mi ( 254,806 km2 )
Area of Washington State: 71,362 sq mi ( 184,827 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Oregon as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,246,155.
Based on the data provided by the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Washington as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 7,738,692.
Here is some more data comparison between Oregon and Washington.
The capital city of Oregon is Salem, and the capital city of Washington is Olympia.
Largest City
Oregon: Portland
Washington: Seattle
Demonym(s)
Oregon: Oregonian
Washington: Washingtonian
Official Languages
Oregon: No official language
Washington: No official language
ISO 3166 Code
Oregon: US-OR
Washington: US-WA
Human Development Index
HDI of Oregon as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Washington as of 2019: 0.946
Oregon Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Washington Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Oregon:
43° 56′ 0.96″ N, 120° 33′ 29.88″ W
Coordinates of Washington:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
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