Country size comparison
compared to
Massachusetts is about 2.2 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, making Massachusetts 123% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (3.4 million more people live in Massachusetts).
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