Puerto Rico vs World: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Puerto Rico
0.2527 units per person
in 2025
World
0.104 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
World rank
4th
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2527 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World, a difference of 0.1487 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.4 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 3rd 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 | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0508 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0551 units per person | 0.019 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0586 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.1035 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 0.0393 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.135 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.1828 units per person | 0.0824 units per person | 0.1005 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.2395 units per person | 0.0986 units per person | 0.1409 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, total, per capita, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.2527 units per person against 0.104 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Puerto Rico and World?
- 0.1487 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, total, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd and World ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.