Haiti vs Puerto Rico: Population, total, per square kilometre

Haiti
422.26 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
361.19 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Haiti rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
31st

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Haiti
  • Puerto Rico
100200300400196119922023

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 422.26 units per square kilometre against 361.19 units per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 61.07 units per square kilometre.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Haiti ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 153.5 units per square kilometre 289.61 units per square kilometre 136.11 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 183.56 units per square kilometre 333.03 units per square kilometre 149.47 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 222.93 units per square kilometre 378.68 units per square kilometre 155.75 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 272 units per square kilometre 413.73 units per square kilometre 141.73 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 326.23 units per square kilometre 428.6 units per square kilometre 102.37 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 379.04 units per square kilometre 398.14 units per square kilometre 19.1 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 415.09 units per square kilometre 365.51 units per square kilometre 49.58 units per square kilometre Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Haiti or Puerto Rico?
Haiti, at 422.26 units per square kilometre against 361.19 units per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Haiti and Puerto Rico?
61.07 units per square kilometre, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Puerto Rico rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
Haiti ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 216 countries.
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.