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Puerto Rico rankings 2026: where Puerto Rico places in 29 global Top 10s

Puerto Rico is #1 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields, #1 in 2 rankings and inside the top 10 of 4 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Puerto Rico appears in 29 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Puerto Rico is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields, where it is measured at 105.48 tonnes per hectare (Lettuce yield) as of 2026-11-02. Puerto Rico holds the #1 spot in 2 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 4 rankings.

Where Puerto Rico is number one

These are the rankings Puerto Rico currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.

Top 10 finishes

Puerto Rico is inside the top 10 of 2 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Puerto Rico by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

World and society

In world and society, Puerto Rico holds 9 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest diabetes death rates (60.32 per 100,000 people), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest homicide rates (15.08 per 100,000 people), #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in urban areas (94.34 %) and #34 of 50 in Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates (21.71 per 100,000 people). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Puerto Rico holds 8 positions: #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates (0.43 per 100,000 people), #27 of 50 in Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth (68.82 years), #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth (79.9 years) and #31 of 50 in Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates (36.87 per 100,000 people). 4 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Puerto Rico holds 5 positions: #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest industrial share of water withdrawals (72.22 %), #22 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (5,866.55 kWh per person), #27 of 50 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person (1,035.46 kWh per person) and #45 of 50 in Countries generating the most electricity from coal (3.35 TWh). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Puerto Rico holds 4 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields (105.48 tonnes per hectare), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal (159 kg per animal), #11 of 50 in Countries with the highest banana yields (52.2 tonnes per hectare) and #48 of 50 in Countries with the highest tomato yields (58.89 tonnes per hectare).

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Puerto Rico holds 2 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy (43.97 % of GDP) and #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest GDP per person employed (125.0k international dollars).

Education and science

In education and science, Puerto Rico holds 1 position: #31 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (13 years).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Puerto Rico moved in 27 rankings:

Where Puerto Rico ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Puerto Rico's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries generating the most plastic waste per person (0.25 kg per person per day), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest pancreatic cancer death rates (5.5 per 100,000 people) and 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest tomato yields (58.89 tonnes per hectare). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Puerto Rico

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Puerto Rico's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Puerto Rico

What is Puerto Rico's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields, with 105.48 tonnes per hectare (Lettuce yield) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Puerto Rico?

29 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 2 rankings where it is #1.

Is Puerto Rico in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 4 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest lettuce yields, #1 in Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy and #2 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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