Country size comparison
compared to
El Salvador is about 2.3 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while El Salvador is approximately 21,041 sq km, making El Salvador 131% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (3.5 million more people live in El Salvador).
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Make 3.8 times more money in Puerto Rico
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Puerto Rico is 59.6% more expensive than El Salvador overall
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Moving from El Salvador to Puerto Rico · UN DESA 2020
130 people born in El Salvador live in Puerto Rico.
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