Korea vs Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Korea
269.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
275.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
4th
Puerto Rico rank
3rd

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Korea
  • Puerto Rico
50100150200250300196119922023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 275.04 units per square kilometre against 269.03 units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 6.01 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Korea ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 77.08 units per square kilometre 83.93 units per square kilometre 6.86 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 134.81 units per square kilometre 119.09 units per square kilometre 15.72 units per square kilometre Korea
1980s 196.95 units per square kilometre 191.25 units per square kilometre 5.7 units per square kilometre Korea
1990s 240.4 units per square kilometre 271.67 units per square kilometre 31.28 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 253.01 units per square kilometre 281.25 units per square kilometre 28.24 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 261.15 units per square kilometre 277.87 units per square kilometre 16.72 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 267.89 units per square kilometre 275.53 units per square kilometre 7.65 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Korea or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 275.04 units per square kilometre against 269.03 units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Korea and Puerto Rico?
6.01 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Korea ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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.