Puerto Rico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population density
Population density over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 361.19 people per sq. km of land area against 52.66 people per sq. km of land area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 308.53 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 6.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 216 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 289.61 people per sq. km of land area | 12.84 people per sq. km of land area | 276.77 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 333.03 people per sq. km of land area | 16.58 people per sq. km of land area | 316.45 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 378.68 people per sq. km of land area | 22.18 people per sq. km of land area | 356.51 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 413.72 people per sq. km of land area | 28.17 people per sq. km of land area | 385.55 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 428.6 people per sq. km of land area | 36.15 people per sq. km of land area | 392.45 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 398.14 people per sq. km of land area | 43.28 people per sq. km of land area | 354.86 people per sq. km of land area | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 365.51 people per sq. km of land area | 50.76 people per sq. km of land area | 314.75 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, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Puerto Rico, at 361.19 people per sq. km of land area against 52.66 people per sq. km of land area in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 308.53 people per sq. km of land area, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population density?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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.