Kuwait vs Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Kuwait
1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
26th
Puerto Rico rank
24th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 252,900 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Kuwait ranks 26th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,612 current US$ per square kilometre | 111,725 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,113 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 89,992 current US$ per square kilometre | 206,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 116,010 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 232,827 current US$ per square kilometre | 310,377 current US$ per square kilometre | 77,549 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 238,534 current US$ per square kilometre | 824,818 current US$ per square kilometre | 586,284 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 743,382 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre | 583,782 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre | 371,922 current US$ per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.61 million current US$ per square kilometre | 178,165 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$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.65 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
- 252,900 current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 26th and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.