Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Puerto Rico: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
15.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
133.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th
Puerto Rico rank
35th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Puerto Rico
050100150199020062023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 133.91 units per square kilometre against 15.6 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 118.31 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 8.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 44 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 9.52 units per square kilometre 143.5 units per square kilometre 133.98 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 12.05 units per square kilometre 154.07 units per square kilometre 142.02 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 14.21 units per square kilometre 129.61 units per square kilometre 115.4 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 15.1 units per square kilometre 131.29 units per square kilometre 116.19 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 133.91 units per square kilometre against 15.6 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?
118.31 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Puerto Rico ranks 35th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, total 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.