Aruba vs Puerto Rico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Aruba
370.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
344.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Aruba rank
22nd
Puerto Rico rank
23rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Aruba
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 370.8 people per square kilometre against 344.22 people per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 26.58 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 193.63 people per square kilometre 144.69 people per square kilometre 48.94 people per square kilometre Aruba
1970s 216.1 people per square kilometre 204.08 people per square kilometre 12.02 people per square kilometre Aruba
1980s 230.78 people per square kilometre 282.79 people per square kilometre 52.01 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 272.47 people per square kilometre 373.84 people per square kilometre 101.36 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 338.76 people per square kilometre 401.54 people per square kilometre 62.78 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 364.61 people per square kilometre 371.92 people per square kilometre 7.31 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 370.33 people per square kilometre 345.06 people per square kilometre 25.27 people per square kilometre Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Aruba or Puerto Rico?
Aruba, at 370.8 people per square kilometre against 344.22 people per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Aruba and Puerto Rico?
26.58 people per square kilometre, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Aruba ranks 22nd and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.