Country size comparison
compared to
Alabama is about 14 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, making Alabama 1,344% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (1.7 million more people live in Alabama).
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