Philippines vs Puerto Rico: Population density
Population density over time
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 385.32 people per sq. km of land area against 361.19 people per sq. km of land area in Puerto Rico, a difference of 24.13 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Philippines ranks 30th and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.52 people per sq. km of land area | 289.61 people per sq. km of land area | 180.09 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 140.54 people per sq. km of land area | 333.03 people per sq. km of land area | 192.49 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 182.78 people per sq. km of land area | 378.68 people per sq. km of land area | 195.91 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 234.73 people per sq. km of land area | 413.72 people per sq. km of land area | 178.99 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 292.08 people per sq. km of land area | 428.6 people per sq. km of land area | 136.52 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 349.14 people per sq. km of land area | 398.14 people per sq. km of land area | 49 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 380.69 people per sq. km of land area | 365.51 people per sq. km of land area | 15.18 people per sq. km of land area | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Philippines or Puerto Rico?
- Philippines, at 385.32 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 Philippines and Puerto Rico?
- 24.13 people per sq. km of land area, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Puerto Rico rank globally for population density?
- Philippines ranks 30th 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.