Puerto Rico vs United States: Population regions with projections, per capita

Puerto Rico
1.02 units per person
in 2025
United States
1.02 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
19th
United States rank
18th

Population regions with projections, per capita over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 1.02 units per person against 1.02 units per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 19th and United States ranks 18th of 215 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9951 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.0105 units per person United States
1970s 0.9972 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.0165 units per person United States
1980s 1 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.0097 units per person United States
1990s 1 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.0061 units per person United States
2000s 0.9956 units per person 1 units per person 0.0047 units per person United States
2010s 0.9957 units per person 1.01 units per person 0.0175 units per person United States
2020s 1.01 units per person 1.02 units per person 0.0134 units per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per capita, Puerto Rico or United States?
United States, at 1.02 units per person against 1.02 units per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per capita between Puerto Rico and United States?
0 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and United States rank globally for population regions with projections, per capita?
Puerto Rico ranks 19th and United States ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.