Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Puerto Rico: Population density

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
47.21 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Puerto Rico
361.19 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
32nd
Puerto Rico rank
31st

Population density over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 361.19 people per sq. km of land area against 47.21 people per sq. km of land area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 313.98 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 7.7 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 11.42 people per sq. km of land area 289.61 people per sq. km of land area 278.19 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico
1970s 14.73 people per sq. km of land area 333.03 people per sq. km of land area 318.3 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico
1980s 19.18 people per sq. km of land area 378.68 people per sq. km of land area 359.51 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico
1990s 24.21 people per sq. km of land area 413.72 people per sq. km of land area 389.51 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico
2000s 31.41 people per sq. km of land area 428.6 people per sq. km of land area 397.19 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico
2010s 38.21 people per sq. km of land area 398.14 people per sq. km of land area 359.93 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico
2020s 45.42 people per sq. km of land area 365.51 people per sq. km of land area 320.09 people per sq. km of land area Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 361.19 people per sq. km of land area against 47.21 people per sq. km of land area in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Puerto Rico?
313.98 people per sq. km of land area, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Puerto Rico rank globally for population density?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.