What is the difference in population, female, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?

0.0217 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Puerto Rico: Population, female, per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.5078 units per person

in 2025

Puerto Rico

0.5295 units per person

in 2025

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

8th

Puerto Rico rank

11th

Population, female, per capita over time

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5295 units per person against 0.5078 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0217 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 44 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5 units per person	0.508 units per person	0.0079 units per person	Puerto Rico
1970s	0.5008 units per person	0.512 units per person	0.0112 units per person	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.5022 units per person	0.5145 units per person	0.0123 units per person	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.5038 units per person	0.5169 units per person	0.0131 units per person	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.505 units per person	0.5194 units per person	0.0145 units per person	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.5061 units per person	0.5235 units per person	0.0175 units per person	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.5075 units per person	0.5286 units per person	0.0211 units per person	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per capita, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0.5295 units per person against 0.5078 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?: 0.0217 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico rank globally for population, female, per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, female, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.