Low & middle income vs Puerto Rico: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Low & middle income
490,884 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Low & middle income
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 490,884 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 12.91 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 27.3 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,559 current US$ per square kilometre | 428,733 current US$ per square kilometre | 423,174 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 15,113 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 34,749 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.32 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 59,775 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4.34 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 125,497 current US$ per square kilometre | 7.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | 7.41 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 333,650 current US$ per square kilometre | 9.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 8.93 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 450,228 current US$ per square kilometre | 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre | 11.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Low & middle income or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 490,884 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Low & middle income and Puerto Rico?
- 12.91 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Puerto Rico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national 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.