Japan vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per square kilometre

Japan
314.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
340.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Puerto Rico rank
22nd

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 340.16 units per square kilometre against 314.5 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 25.66 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 22nd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 181.29 units per square kilometre 145.5 units per square kilometre 35.79 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 225.59 units per square kilometre 204.73 units per square kilometre 20.86 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 252.34 units per square kilometre 281.47 units per square kilometre 29.13 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 267.66 units per square kilometre 373.35 units per square kilometre 105.69 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 296.31 units per square kilometre 403.31 units per square kilometre 107 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 318.7 units per square kilometre 373.51 units per square kilometre 54.81 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 316.24 units per square kilometre 343.9 units per square kilometre 27.66 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Japan or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 340.16 units per square kilometre against 314.5 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Japan and Puerto Rico?
25.66 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, 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

Urban population 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.