Puerto Rico vs World: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Puerto Rico
0.145 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0578 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
4th
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.145 units per person against 0.0578 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0872 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.5 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was World ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 4th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0293 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.0388 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.0454 units per person | 0.0342 units per person | 0.0112 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0576 units per person | 0.037 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0767 units per person | 0.0408 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.1032 units per person | 0.0461 units per person | 0.0572 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.1364 units per person | 0.0548 units per person | 0.0816 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, per capita, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.145 units per person against 0.0578 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female, per capita between Puerto Rico and World?
- 0.0872 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 4th and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.