Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population, total, per square kilometre
Population, total, per square kilometre over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 361.19 units per square kilometre against 52.66 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 308.53 units per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 216 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289.61 units per square kilometre | 12.84 units per square kilometre | 276.77 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 333.03 units per square kilometre | 16.58 units per square kilometre | 316.45 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 378.68 units per square kilometre | 22.18 units per square kilometre | 356.51 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 413.73 units per square kilometre | 28.17 units per square kilometre | 385.55 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 428.6 units per square kilometre | 36.15 units per square kilometre | 392.45 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 398.14 units per square kilometre | 43.28 units per square kilometre | 354.86 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 365.51 units per square kilometre | 50.76 units per square kilometre | 314.75 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, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Puerto Rico, at 361.19 units per square kilometre against 52.66 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 308.53 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.