Puerto Rico vs Zambia: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Puerto Rico
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Zambia ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 0.6% | 5.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -1.3% | 5.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.1% | -1.5% | 3.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -1.2% | 3.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Puerto Rico or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Puerto Rico and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Zambia rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Zambia ranks 152nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.