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

Guam
0.3044 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.3837 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Guam rank
18th
Puerto Rico rank
15th

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

  • Guam
  • Puerto Rico
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.3837 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.3044 1000 No per square kilometre in Guam, a difference of 0.0793 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Guam's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Guam ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 190 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0773 1000 No per square kilometre 0.149 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0717 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 0.1383 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2051 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.1976 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3093 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1117 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.2441 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3869 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1428 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.2736 1000 No per square kilometre 0.4 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1263 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.2839 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3887 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1048 1000 No per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 0.3006 1000 No per square kilometre 0.3844 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0838 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. — urban population, per square kilometre, Guam or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.3837 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.3044 1000 No per square kilometre in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Guam and Puerto Rico?
0.0793 1000 No per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guam and Puerto Rico rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Guam ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.