Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Population, total, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
42.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
361.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th
Puerto Rico rank
31st

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 361.19 units per square kilometre against 42.1 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 319.09 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 8.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 178.94 units per square kilometre 289.61 units per square kilometre 110.67 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 209.99 units per square kilometre 333.03 units per square kilometre 123.04 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 242.51 units per square kilometre 378.68 units per square kilometre 136.18 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 82.2 units per square kilometre 413.73 units per square kilometre 331.52 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 38.13 units per square kilometre 428.6 units per square kilometre 390.47 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 40.47 units per square kilometre 398.14 units per square kilometre 357.67 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 42.38 units per square kilometre 365.51 units per square kilometre 323.13 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 361.19 units per square kilometre against 42.1 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
319.09 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.