Latvia vs Puerto Rico: Population by world region
Latvia
925,371 people
in 2100
Puerto Rico
995,622 people
in 2100
Latvia rank
160th
Puerto Rico rank
159th
Population by world region over time
- Latvia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 995,622 people against 925,371 people in Latvia, a difference of 70,251 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 160th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 32 and Puerto Rico in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 66,543 people | 605 people | 65,938 people | Latvia |
| 1100s | 70,045 people | 908 people | 69,137 people | Latvia |
| 1200s | 73,732 people | 1,363 people | 72,369 people | Latvia |
| 1300s | 77,612 people | 2,044 people | 75,568 people | Latvia |
| 1400s | 81,697 people | 3,067 people | 78,630 people | Latvia |
| 1500s | 85,997 people | 4,600 people | 81,397 people | Latvia |
| 1600s | 90,523 people | 6,900 people | 83,623 people | Latvia |
| 1700s | 95,288 people | 10,351 people | 84,937 people | Latvia |
| 1710s | 111,169 people | 13,488 people | 97,681 people | Latvia |
| 1720s | 129,697 people | 17,575 people | 112,122 people | Latvia |
| 1730s | 151,314 people | 22,901 people | 128,413 people | Latvia |
| 1740s | 176,533 people | 29,841 people | 146,692 people | Latvia |
| 1750s | 205,955 people | 38,883 people | 167,072 people | Latvia |
| 1760s | 240,281 people | 50,666 people | 189,615 people | Latvia |
| 1770s | 280,328 people | 66,020 people | 214,308 people | Latvia |
| 1780s | 327,049 people | 86,026 people | 241,023 people | Latvia |
| 1790s | 381,557 people | 112,095 people | 269,462 people | Latvia |
| 1800s | 590,588 people | 146,063 people | 444,525 people | Latvia |
| 1810s | 590,588 people | 190,325 people | 400,263 people | Latvia |
| 1820s | 596,429 people | 248,000 people | 348,429 people | Latvia |
| 1830s | 695,058 people | 299,428 people | 395,630 people | Latvia |
| 1840s | 817,792 people | 350,856 people | 466,936 people | Latvia |
| 1850s | 962,199 people | 440,820 people | 521,379 people | Latvia |
| 1860s | 1.13 million people | 537,637 people | 592,283 people | Latvia |
| 1870s | 1.33 million people | 644,736 people | 682,134 people | Latvia |
| 1880s | 1.56 million people | 753,992 people | 804,158 people | Latvia |
| 1890s | 1.83 million people | 861,685 people | 968,055 people | Latvia |
| 1900s | 2.15 million people | 981,410 people | 1.17 million people | Latvia |
| 1910s | 2.45 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.24 million people | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1.86 million people | 1.44 million people | 423,340 people | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1.88 million people | 1.67 million people | 209,660 people | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.92 million people | 1.89 million people | 28,370 people | Latvia |
| 1950s | 2.00 million people | 2.29 million people | 295,789 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 2.24 million people | 2.54 million people | 296,684 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.44 million people | 2.95 million people | 505,371 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.58 million people | 3.37 million people | 795,275 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.52 million people | 3.67 million people | 1.16 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.26 million people | 3.79 million people | 1.53 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.99 million people | 3.52 million people | 1.52 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.85 million people | 3.23 million people | 1.37 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2030s | 1.71 million people | 3.02 million people | 1.30 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2040s | 1.58 million people | 2.70 million people | 1.12 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2050s | 1.45 million people | 2.34 million people | 888,428 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2060s | 1.31 million people | 1.99 million people | 676,992 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2070s | 1.19 million people | 1.68 million people | 490,667 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2080s | 1.08 million people | 1.39 million people | 318,271 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2090s | 977,492 people | 1.13 million people | 151,535 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2100s | 925,371 people | 995,622 people | 70,251 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Latvia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 995,622 people against 925,371 people in Latvia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Latvia and Puerto Rico?
- 70,251 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Puerto Rico?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Latvia and Puerto Rico rank globally for population by world region?
- Latvia ranks 160th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.