Philippines vs Puerto Rico: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Philippines
0.0026 sq. km per person
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.0028 sq. km per person
in 2024
Philippines rank
188th
Puerto Rico rank
186th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Philippines
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0028 sq. km per person against 0.0026 sq. km per person in Philippines, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 188th and Puerto Rico ranks 186th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.003 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 0.0019 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0011 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0025 sq. km per person | 0.0004 sq. km per person | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0027 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Philippines or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0028 sq. km per person against 0.0026 sq. km per person in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Philippines and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0002 sq. km per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Puerto Rico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Puerto Rico rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Philippines ranks 188th and Puerto Rico ranks 186th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.