Belgium vs Puerto Rico: Population density
Population density over time
- Belgium
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 386.3 people per sq. km of land area against 361.19 people per sq. km of land area in Puerto Rico, a difference of 25.11 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 216 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 345.59 people per sq. km of land area | 428.6 people per sq. km of land area | 83.01 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 369.85 people per sq. km of land area | 398.14 people per sq. km of land area | 28.3 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 381.92 people per sq. km of land area | 365.51 people per sq. km of land area | 16.41 people per sq. km of land area | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Belgium or Puerto Rico?
- Belgium, at 386.3 people per sq. km of land area against 361.19 people per sq. km of land area in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 25.11 people per sq. km of land area, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for population density?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.