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$), per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 16.80 million current US$ 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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About this data
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.