Puerto Rico vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Puerto Rico
13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
686,777 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
16th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Puerto Rico
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 686,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.71 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 19.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428,733 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,219 current US$ per square kilometre | 422,513 current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 18,674 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.32 million current US$ per square kilometre | 42,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 4.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 78,421 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.32 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 7.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | 164,228 current US$ per square kilometre | 7.37 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 9.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 463,397 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.80 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre | 628,354 current US$ per square kilometre | 11.11 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$), per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Upper middle income?
- Puerto Rico, at 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 686,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Upper middle income?
- 12.71 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Upper middle income?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.