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

Puerto Rico
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
85,017 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
24th
Small states rank
26th

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • Small states
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196319932023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 85,017 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 22.4 times Small states's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Small states ranks 26th of 184 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 927,445 current US$ per square kilometre 21,155 current US$ per square kilometre 906,291 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 43,953 current US$ per square kilometre 1.28 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 64,591 current US$ per square kilometre 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 1.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 77,148 current US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million 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$), per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Small states?
Puerto Rico, at 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 85,017 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Small states?
1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Small states?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Small states rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Small states ranks 26th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.