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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Rwanda: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Puerto Rico

0.3216 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Rwanda

0.3522 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

16th

Rwanda rank

15th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

Puerto Rico
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.3522 units per square kilometre against 0.3216 units per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0306 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3088 units per square kilometre	0.1508 units per square kilometre	0.1579 units per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.333 units per square kilometre	0.2057 units per square kilometre	0.1273 units per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.3296 units per square kilometre	0.2749 units per square kilometre	0.0546 units per square kilometre	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.3204 units per square kilometre	0.3372 units per square kilometre	0.0168 units per square kilometre	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.3522 units per square kilometre against 0.3216 units per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Rwanda?: 0.0306 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Rwanda?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Rwanda rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?: Puerto Rico ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.