Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
53,295 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Puerto Rico
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,295 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 20.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 587.12 current US$ per square kilometre 52,617 current US$ per square kilometre 52,030 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 1,987 current US$ per square kilometre 159,997 current US$ per square kilometre 158,009 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 4,343 current US$ per square kilometre 338,845 current US$ per square kilometre 334,502 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 11,981 current US$ per square kilometre 657,024 current US$ per square kilometre 645,042 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 20,982 current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 44,976 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 44,732 current US$ per square kilometre 966,600 current US$ per square kilometre 921,868 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre against 53,295 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.