Country size comparison
compared to
Virginia is about 11 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, while Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, making Virginia 1,026% larger than Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the population of Puerto Rico is ~3.1 million people (4.9 million more people live in Virginia).
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