Belgium vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Belgium
77.82 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
87.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
19th
Puerto Rico rank
16th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Puerto Rico
20406080196119922023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 87.57 units per square kilometre against 77.82 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 9.75 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 58.95 units per square kilometre 57.81 units per square kilometre 1.13 units per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 66.78 units per square kilometre 72.48 units per square kilometre 5.69 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 75.05 units per square kilometre 85.61 units per square kilometre 10.57 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Belgium or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 87.57 units per square kilometre against 77.82 units per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Belgium and Puerto Rico?
9.75 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total 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.