North America vs Puerto Rico: Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita
North America
0.0253 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.044 units per person
in 2025
North America rank
9th
Puerto Rico rank
9th
Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita over time
- North America
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.044 units per person against 0.0253 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0187 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 9th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.0128 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.0166 units per person | 0.01 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.02 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.022 units per person | 0.0232 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0322 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, per capita, North America or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.044 units per person against 0.0253 units per person in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female, per capita between North America and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0187 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Puerto Rico rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female, per capita?
- North America ranks 9th and Puerto Rico ranks 9th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 80 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 80 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.