Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2015. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1972–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0001 units per square kilometre for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
Puerto Rico ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 50 Armenia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 52 North Macedonia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Albania 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 55 Cyprus 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Solomon Islands 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Puerto Rico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2015)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2015)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2015)
- Freedom Score 90 (2015)
- Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.