Tennessee is a state located in the Southeastern 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 Tennessee and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Tennessee bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Tennessee is 42,143 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Tennessee is bigger than Puerto Rico by 38,628 sq mi. Tennessee is around 11.99 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Tennessee: 42,143 sq mi ( 109,247 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Tennessee as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 6,975,218.
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 Tennessee and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Tennessee is Nashville, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Tennessee: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Tennessee: Tennessean
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Tennessee: US-TN
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Tennessee Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
and, Middle and West Tennessee
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Tennessee:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 86° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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