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

Latin America & Caribbean
55,412 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
26th
Puerto Rico rank
27th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre against 55,412 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 19.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th 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 Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 640.37 current US$ per square kilometre 52,617 current US$ per square kilometre 51,977 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 2,127 current US$ per square kilometre 159,997 current US$ per square kilometre 157,869 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 4,578 current US$ per square kilometre 338,845 current US$ per square kilometre 334,267 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 12,255 current US$ per square kilometre 657,024 current US$ per square kilometre 644,768 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 21,492 current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 46,057 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 46,786 current US$ per square kilometre 966,600 current US$ per square kilometre 919,814 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$), per, Latin America & Caribbean or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre against 55,412 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?
1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and Puerto Rico ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.