Country size comparison
compared to
Hawaii is about 1.8 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Hawaii is approximately 16,635 sq km, making Hawaii 83% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (1.7 million fewer people live in Hawaii).
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