Puerto Rico vs Qatar: Population
Puerto Rico
3.24 million people
in 2023
Qatar
2.98 million people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
135th
Qatar rank
138th
Population over time
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 3.24 million people against 2.98 million people in Qatar, a difference of 262,930 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 106 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Qatar ranks 138th of 238 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 605 people | 533 people | 72 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1100s | 908 people | 552 people | 356 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1200s | 1,363 people | 571 people | 792 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1300s | 2,044 people | 590 people | 1,454 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1400s | 3,067 people | 611 people | 2,456 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1500s | 4,600 people | 632 people | 3,968 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1600s | 6,900 people | 654 people | 6,246 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1700s | 10,351 people | 676 people | 9,675 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1710s | 13,488 people | 710 people | 12,778 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1720s | 17,575 people | 746 people | 16,829 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1730s | 22,901 people | 783 people | 22,118 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1740s | 29,841 people | 822 people | 29,019 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1750s | 38,883 people | 863 people | 38,020 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1760s | 50,666 people | 906 people | 49,760 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1770s | 66,020 people | 952 people | 65,068 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1780s | 86,026 people | 999 people | 85,027 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1790s | 112,095 people | 1,049 people | 111,046 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1800s | 146,063 people | 14,092 people | 131,971 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1810s | 190,325 people | 14,092 people | 176,233 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1820s | 248,000 people | 14,092 people | 233,908 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1830s | 299,428 people | 14,092 people | 285,336 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1840s | 350,856 people | 14,092 people | 336,764 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1850s | 440,820 people | 14,092 people | 426,728 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 537,637 people | 13,958 people | 523,679 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 644,736 people | 13,875 people | 630,861 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 753,992 people | 14,535 people | 739,457 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 861,685 people | 15,280 people | 846,405 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 981,410 people | 16,061 people | 965,349 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 1.21 million people | 16,905 people | 1.19 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 1.44 million people | 18,241 people | 1.42 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 1.67 million people | 19,851 people | 1.65 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 1.89 million people | 21,603 people | 1.87 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 2.29 million people | 28,414 people | 2.26 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 2.54 million people | 64,020 people | 2.47 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.95 million people | 186,144 people | 2.76 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 3.37 million people | 354,096 people | 3.02 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.67 million people | 513,564 people | 3.16 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.79 million people | 957,202 people | 2.83 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.52 million people | 2.30 million people | 1.22 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.25 million people | 2.87 million people | 380,518 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Puerto Rico or Qatar?
- Puerto Rico, at 3.24 million people against 2.98 million people in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 262,930 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Qatar?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Qatar rank globally for population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th and Qatar ranks 138th 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.