OECD members vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per square kilometre
OECD members
31.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
340.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members rank
22nd
Puerto Rico rank
22nd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- OECD members
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 340.16 units per square kilometre against 31.85 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 308.31 units per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 10.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.84 units per square kilometre | 145.5 units per square kilometre | 129.66 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 18.84 units per square kilometre | 204.73 units per square kilometre | 185.89 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 21.48 units per square kilometre | 281.47 units per square kilometre | 259.99 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 24.12 units per square kilometre | 373.35 units per square kilometre | 349.23 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 27.03 units per square kilometre | 403.31 units per square kilometre | 376.29 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 29.88 units per square kilometre | 373.51 units per square kilometre | 343.63 units per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 31.5 units per square kilometre | 343.9 units per square kilometre | 312.41 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, OECD members or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 340.16 units per square kilometre against 31.85 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 308.31 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.