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

Barbados
15.22 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
17.19 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
24th
Puerto Rico rank
23rd

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Barbados
  • Puerto Rico
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M17.5M199020062023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 17.19 million current international $ per square kilometre against 15.22 million current international $ per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 1.97 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 8.02 million current international $ per square kilometre 7.17 million current international $ per square kilometre 855,253 current international $ per square kilometre Barbados
2000s 11.91 million current international $ per square kilometre 11.97 million current international $ per square kilometre 62,682 current international $ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 12.51 million current international $ per square kilometre 12.95 million current international $ per square kilometre 437,850 current international $ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 13.02 million current international $ per square kilometre 15.55 million current international $ per square kilometre 2.53 million current international $ per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 17.19 million current international $ per square kilometre against 15.22 million current international $ per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
1.97 million current international $ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.