Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has about the same population as Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,184,835 vs 3,140,095, a gap of 44,740. Puerto Rico is shrinking more slowly (−0.55% vs −0.77% a year), adding about -17,637 people a year against −24,066. Puerto Rico is the older society: 25.3% aged 65+ against 22.9% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Bosnia and Herzegovina has more children (12.8% under 15 vs 11.2%). Puerto Rico is 5.8× as densely populated (361.2 vs 62.2 people per km²). People in Puerto Rico live 3.9 years longer on average (81.9 vs 78.0). GDP per capita is 3.9× higher in Puerto Rico ($40,620 vs $10,382).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and 2025 (Puerto Rico); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico — side by side
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,140,0952025 | 3,184,8352025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.77%2025 | −0.55%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 7.72024 | 5.72024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 13.52024 | 10.32024 |
| Children per woman | 1.492024 | 0.922024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.0 yrs2024 | 81.9 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.8%2025 | 11.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 22.9%2025 | 25.3%2025 |
| Density | 62.2 /km²2023 | 361.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 51,210 km²2023 | 8,870 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 52.7%2025 | 94.3%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -6,9942025 | +5,4952025 |
| GDP per capita | $10,3822025 | $40,6202025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #135 | #134 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1.0× from 1960 to 2025; Puerto Rico: 1.4× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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