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

Ireland
2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
21st

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

  • Ireland
  • Puerto Rico
01.0M2.0M3.0M196319932023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 205,350 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Ireland ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 35,110 current US$ per square kilometre 193,550 current US$ per square kilometre 158,440 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 79,956 current US$ per square kilometre 292,005 current US$ per square kilometre 212,049 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 196,117 current US$ per square kilometre 783,846 current US$ per square kilometre 587,729 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 732,839 current US$ per square kilometre 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 555,754 current US$ per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 38,126 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre 442,558 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Puerto Rico?
Ireland, at 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Puerto Rico?
205,350 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Puerto Rico?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed 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
220 places, 9,727 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed 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.