Italy vs Puerto Rico: Population density
Italy
119.63 people per km²
in 2100
Puerto Rico
112.25 people per km²
in 2100
Italy rank
114th
Puerto Rico rank
116th
Population density over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Italy currently reports 119.63 people per km² against 112.25 people per km² in Puerto Rico, a difference of 7.38 people per km².
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 114th and Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 29 and Puerto Rico in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 17.6 people per km² | 0.0682 people per km² | 17.53 people per km² | Italy |
| 1100s | 21.99 people per km² | 0.1024 people per km² | 21.89 people per km² | Italy |
| 1200s | 28.76 people per km² | 0.1537 people per km² | 28.6 people per km² | Italy |
| 1300s | 42.28 people per km² | 0.2304 people per km² | 42.05 people per km² | Italy |
| 1400s | 27.07 people per km² | 0.3458 people per km² | 26.72 people per km² | Italy |
| 1500s | 30.45 people per km² | 0.5186 people per km² | 29.93 people per km² | Italy |
| 1600s | 44.9 people per km² | 0.7779 people per km² | 44.12 people per km² | Italy |
| 1700s | 45.6 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 44.44 people per km² | Italy |
| 1710s | 47.01 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 45.48 people per km² | Italy |
| 1720s | 48.63 people per km² | 1.98 people per km² | 46.64 people per km² | Italy |
| 1730s | 50.3 people per km² | 2.58 people per km² | 47.72 people per km² | Italy |
| 1740s | 52.04 people per km² | 3.36 people per km² | 48.67 people per km² | Italy |
| 1750s | 53.83 people per km² | 4.38 people per km² | 49.45 people per km² | Italy |
| 1760s | 55.69 people per km² | 5.71 people per km² | 49.98 people per km² | Italy |
| 1770s | 57.61 people per km² | 7.44 people per km² | 50.17 people per km² | Italy |
| 1780s | 59.6 people per km² | 9.7 people per km² | 49.9 people per km² | Italy |
| 1790s | 61.65 people per km² | 12.64 people per km² | 49.01 people per km² | Italy |
| 1800s | 64.25 people per km² | 16.47 people per km² | 47.78 people per km² | Italy |
| 1810s | 66.21 people per km² | 21.46 people per km² | 44.75 people per km² | Italy |
| 1820s | 68.37 people per km² | 27.96 people per km² | 40.41 people per km² | Italy |
| 1830s | 72.75 people per km² | 33.76 people per km² | 38.99 people per km² | Italy |
| 1840s | 77.57 people per km² | 39.56 people per km² | 38.02 people per km² | Italy |
| 1850s | 82.72 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² | 33.02 people per km² | Italy |
| 1860s | 88.01 people per km² | 60.61 people per km² | 27.4 people per km² | Italy |
| 1870s | 93.82 people per km² | 72.69 people per km² | 21.14 people per km² | Italy |
| 1880s | 99.27 people per km² | 85 people per km² | 14.27 people per km² | Italy |
| 1890s | 106.16 people per km² | 97.15 people per km² | 9.01 people per km² | Italy |
| 1900s | 112.72 people per km² | 110.64 people per km² | 2.07 people per km² | Italy |
| 1910s | 121.53 people per km² | 136.35 people per km² | 14.82 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 125.01 people per km² | 162.06 people per km² | 37.05 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 135.8 people per km² | 187.76 people per km² | 51.96 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 147.44 people per km² | 213.47 people per km² | 66.03 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 161.89 people per km² | 258.49 people per km² | 96.59 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 173.34 people per km² | 285.81 people per km² | 112.47 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 185.6 people per km² | 332.03 people per km² | 146.43 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 192.04 people per km² | 380.48 people per km² | 188.44 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 193.44 people per km² | 414.3 people per km² | 220.86 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 197.41 people per km² | 426.72 people per km² | 229.31 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 204.33 people per km² | 396.45 people per km² | 192.12 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 200.03 people per km² | 363.81 people per km² | 163.78 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2030s | 191.89 people per km² | 340.25 people per km² | 148.36 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2040s | 181.95 people per km² | 304.41 people per km² | 122.46 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2050s | 169.15 people per km² | 263.94 people per km² | 94.8 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2060s | 154.22 people per km² | 224.47 people per km² | 70.25 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2070s | 141.53 people per km² | 189.14 people per km² | 47.61 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2080s | 132.19 people per km² | 157.09 people per km² | 24.9 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2090s | 124.04 people per km² | 127.29 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | Puerto Rico |
| 2100s | 119.63 people per km² | 112.25 people per km² | 7.39 people per km² | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Italy or Puerto Rico?
- Italy, at 119.63 people per km² against 112.25 people per km² in Puerto Rico as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 7.38 people per km², with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for population density?
- Italy ranks 114th and Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.