Mongolia vs Puerto Rico: Population
Mongolia
3.43 million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
3.24 million people
in 2023
Mongolia rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
135th
Population over time
- Mongolia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 3.43 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 189,920 people.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 26 and Puerto Rico in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 500,000 people | 605 people | 499,395 people | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 650,000 people | 908 people | 649,092 people | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 800,000 people | 1,363 people | 798,637 people | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 850,000 people | 2,044 people | 847,956 people | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 600,000 people | 3,067 people | 596,933 people | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 4,600 people | 595,400 people | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 600,000 people | 6,900 people | 593,100 people | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 10,351 people | 589,649 people | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 596,677 people | 13,488 people | 583,189 people | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 598,673 people | 17,575 people | 581,098 people | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 600,675 people | 22,901 people | 577,774 people | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 602,684 people | 29,841 people | 572,843 people | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 604,700 people | 38,883 people | 565,817 people | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 606,722 people | 50,666 people | 556,056 people | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 608,751 people | 66,020 people | 542,731 people | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 610,787 people | 86,026 people | 524,761 people | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 612,830 people | 112,095 people | 500,735 people | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 600,000 people | 146,063 people | 453,937 people | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 609,427 people | 190,325 people | 419,102 people | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 618,988 people | 248,000 people | 370,988 people | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 628,505 people | 299,428 people | 329,077 people | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 638,155 people | 350,856 people | 287,299 people | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 647,952 people | 440,820 people | 207,132 people | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 657,133 people | 537,637 people | 119,496 people | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 666,458 people | 644,736 people | 21,722 people | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 676,128 people | 753,992 people | 77,864 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 685,953 people | 861,685 people | 175,732 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 696,737 people | 981,410 people | 284,673 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 719,186 people | 1.21 million people | 490,244 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 732,268 people | 1.44 million people | 705,192 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 745,432 people | 1.67 million people | 920,048 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 758,832 people | 1.89 million people | 1.13 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 851,454 people | 2.29 million people | 1.44 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 1.12 million people | 2.54 million people | 1.42 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.47 million people | 2.95 million people | 1.47 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1.90 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.47 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.31 million people | 3.67 million people | 1.36 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.56 million people | 3.79 million people | 1.23 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.95 million people | 3.52 million people | 563,604 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.36 million people | 3.25 million people | 109,108 people | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Mongolia or Puerto Rico?
- Mongolia, at 3.43 million people against 3.24 million people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Mongolia and Puerto Rico?
- 189,920 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Puerto Rico?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Puerto Rico rank globally for population?
- Mongolia ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.