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

Cayman Islands
304.32 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
344.22 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
26th
Puerto Rico rank
23rd

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

  • Cayman Islands
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 344.22 people per square kilometre against 304.32 people per square kilometre in Cayman Islands, a difference of 39.9 people per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Cayman Islands ranks 26th and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 215 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 39.05 people per square kilometre 144.69 people per square kilometre 105.64 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 55.98 people per square kilometre 204.08 people per square kilometre 148.1 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 87.17 people per square kilometre 282.79 people per square kilometre 195.62 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 133.7 people per square kilometre 373.84 people per square kilometre 240.14 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 192.1 people per square kilometre 401.54 people per square kilometre 209.44 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 253.42 people per square kilometre 371.92 people per square kilometre 118.5 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 295.23 people per square kilometre 345.06 people per square kilometre 49.83 people per square kilometre Puerto Rico

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, Cayman Islands or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 344.22 people per square kilometre against 304.32 people per square kilometre in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico?
39.9 people per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Cayman Islands ranks 26th 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.