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
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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About this data
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.