Barbados vs Puerto Rico: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Barbados
16.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
13.36 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
21st
Puerto Rico rank
23rd

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Puerto Rico
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 16.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 3.44 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Barbados ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 254,313 current US$ per square kilometre 336,349 current US$ per square kilometre 82,036 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 859,481 current US$ per square kilometre 932,249 current US$ per square kilometre 72,767 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 3.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
1990s 5.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 600,716 current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 8.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 313,131 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 13.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 11.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados
2020s 14.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
Barbados, at 16.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13.36 million current US$ per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
3.44 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) 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.