Puerto Rico

Americas · Caribbean

Puerto Rico

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Americas · Caribbean · Capital: San Juan

Quick facts about Puerto Rico

Official name	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Capital	San Juan
Continent & subregion	Americas · Caribbean
Population	3,203,794 people (world rank 134)
Area	8,870 km²
Density	361 people/km²
Share of world population	0.040% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$118.5 billion
Urbanisation	94.2% urban population
Life expectancy	81.7 years
Currency	United States dollar ($) — USD
Languages	English, Spanish
Internet domain	`.pr`
Calling code	+1787/939
Status	Dependent territory

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$36,981 · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	0.9 children per woman · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	4.6 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	50.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Puerto Rico did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 18.3°, -66.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.