North America vs Puerto Rico: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

North America
0.114 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.63 units per square kilometre
in 2018
North America rank
41st
Puerto Rico rank
39th

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • North America
  • Puerto Rico
0123197519992023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 1.63 units per square kilometre against 0.114 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 1.52 units per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 14.3 times North America's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1068 units per square kilometre 2.94 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.1064 units per square kilometre 2.2 units per square kilometre 2.09 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, North America or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 1.63 units per square kilometre against 0.114 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between North America and Puerto Rico?
1.52 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Puerto Rico?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do North America and Puerto Rico rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
North America ranks 41st and Puerto Rico ranks 39th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.