Puerto Rico vs World: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Puerto Rico
13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
821,730 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
17th
World rank
14th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 821,730 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 12.58 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 16.3 times World's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 17th and World ranks 14th of 183 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 57,522 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.32 million current US$ per square kilometre | 141,131 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 4.40 million current US$ per square kilometre | 235,574 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.16 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 7.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | 369,486 current US$ per square kilometre | 7.16 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 9.26 million current US$ per square kilometre | 602,597 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.66 million current US$ per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre | 755,224 current US$ per square kilometre | 10.98 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$), per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 13.40 million current US$ per square kilometre against 821,730 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and World?
- 12.58 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 17th and World ranks 14th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.