Country size comparison
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United States is about 1,080 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 107,913% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (334.2 million more people live in United States).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Puerto Rico is 21.0% cheaper than United States overall
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Moving from United States to Puerto Rico · UN DESA 2020
159,515 people born in United States live in Puerto Rico.
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