Japan vs Puerto Rico: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Japan
0.342 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.3653 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Puerto Rico rank
32nd
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.3653 thousands per square kilometre against 0.342 thousands per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0233 thousands per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.305 thousands per square kilometre | 0.3293 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0243 thousands per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.3296 thousands per square kilometre | 0.3786 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0489 thousands per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.3432 thousands per square kilometre | 0.4127 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0695 thousands per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.3503 thousands per square kilometre | 0.4272 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0768 thousands per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.3499 thousands per square kilometre | 0.3989 thousands per square kilometre | 0.049 thousands per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.3447 thousands per square kilometre | 0.3673 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0226 thousands per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.3653 thousands per square kilometre against 0.342 thousands per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0233 thousands per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.