Italy vs Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
25th
Puerto Rico rank
24th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Puerto Rico
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196319932023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 94,490 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 191,212 current US$ per square kilometre 206,002 current US$ per square kilometre 14,790 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 478,388 current US$ per square kilometre 310,377 current US$ per square kilometre 168,012 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 865,504 current US$ per square kilometre 824,818 current US$ per square kilometre 40,685 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 34,825 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 99,115 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 24,770 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Puerto Rico?
94,490 current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.