Jamaica vs Puerto Rico: How have things changed?, annual growth rate

Jamaica
-0.4104 % change on previous year
in 2024
Puerto Rico
-0.9259 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
126th
Puerto Rico rank
129th

How have things changed?, annual growth rate over time

  • Jamaica
  • Puerto Rico
-50050100196619952024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports -0.4104 % change on previous year against -0.9259 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.5155 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 126th and Puerto Rico ranks 129th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s -1.39 % change on previous year -5.68 % change on previous year 4.29 % change on previous year Jamaica
1970s 1.54 % change on previous year 5.34 % change on previous year 3.8 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
1980s 5.66 % change on previous year -2.89 % change on previous year 8.55 % change on previous year Jamaica
1990s 3.44 % change on previous year 8.15 % change on previous year 4.7 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
2000s 6.15 % change on previous year -3.06 % change on previous year 9.2 % change on previous year Jamaica
2010s -2.87 % change on previous year -1.69 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year Puerto Rico
2020s -1.59 % change on previous year 7.75 % change on previous year 9.34 % change on previous year Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, annual growth rate, Jamaica or Puerto Rico?
Jamaica, at -0.4104 % change on previous year against -0.9259 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, annual growth rate between Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
0.5155 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Puerto Rico rank globally for how have things changed?, annual growth rate?
Jamaica ranks 126th and Puerto Rico ranks 129th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 11,406 data points, 1966–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.