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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Japan vs Puerto Rico: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Puerto Rico

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

131st

Puerto Rico rank

130th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 131st and Puerto Rico ranks 130th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Japan
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Puerto Rico
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Puerto Rico
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Puerto Rico
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Puerto Rico
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Puerto Rico
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp, Japan or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp between Japan and Puerto Rico?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 131st and Puerto Rico ranks 130th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.