How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Cuba

0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Cuba rank

100th

Puerto Rico rank

97th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

Cuba
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Cuba ranks 100th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.03 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1395 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1094 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
1970s	0.0313 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1235 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0921 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.0276 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0681 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0405 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0262 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.0253 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre	Cuba
2010s	0.0252 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.0251 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Cuba or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Cuba and Puerto Rico?: 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?: Cuba ranks 100th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 No per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.