Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Puerto Rico
133.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
131.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sri Lanka
050100150199020062023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 133.91 units per square kilometre against 131.1 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.81 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 143.5 units per square kilometre 112.31 units per square kilometre 31.19 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 154.07 units per square kilometre 129.41 units per square kilometre 24.66 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 129.61 units per square kilometre 135.01 units per square kilometre 5.4 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 131.29 units per square kilometre 135.88 units per square kilometre 4.59 units per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
Puerto Rico, at 133.91 units per square kilometre against 131.1 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
2.81 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 186 countries.
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.