Cayman Islands vs Puerto Rico: Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product

Cayman Islands
0.06 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.07 kilograms per constant usd
in 2024
Cayman Islands rank
202nd
Puerto Rico rank
201st

Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Puerto Rico
0.020.040.060.080.1200020122024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.07 kilograms per constant usd against 0.06 kilograms per constant usd in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per constant usd.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 202nd and Puerto Rico ranks 201st of 211 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.058 kilograms per constant usd 0.087 kilograms per constant usd 0.029 kilograms per constant usd Puerto Rico
2010s 0.068 kilograms per constant usd 0.066 kilograms per constant usd 0.002 kilograms per constant usd Cayman Islands
2020s 0.066 kilograms per constant usd 0.068 kilograms per constant usd 0.002 kilograms per constant usd Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic material consumption per gross domestic product, Cayman Islands or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.07 kilograms per constant usd against 0.06 kilograms per constant usd in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic material consumption per gross domestic product between Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico?
0.01 kilograms per constant usd, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for domestic material consumption per gross domestic product?
Cayman Islands ranks 202nd and Puerto Rico ranks 201st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Domestic material consumption per gross domestic product
Unit
kilograms per constant usd
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,194 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars).