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
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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About this data
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.