How many years of comparable data are there for Japan 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.

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

Japan

0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Japan rank

94th

Puerto Rico rank

97th

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

Japan
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Japan ranks 94th and Puerto Rico ranks 97th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0866 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1395 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0529 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
1970s	0.0767 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1235 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.0774 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0681 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre	Japan
1990s	0.0763 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0262 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0501 1000 No per square kilometre	Japan
2000s	0.0533 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre	Japan
2010s	0.0304 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre	Japan
2020s	0.0279 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Japan or Puerto Rico?: Japan, at 0.0273 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0261 1000 No per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Japan and Puerto Rico?: 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?: Japan ranks 94th 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.