Country size comparison
compared to
Cuba is about 12 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Cuba is approximately 110,860 sq km, making Cuba 1,118% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (7.9 million more people live in Cuba).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Cuba to Puerto Rico · UN DESA 2020
12,637 people born in Cuba live in Puerto Rico.
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