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Puerto Rico (US) rankings 2026: where Puerto Rico (US) places in 13 global Top 10s

Puerto Rico (US) is #3 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 and inside the top 10 of 2 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Puerto Rico (US) compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 13 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #3 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65, where it is measured at 25.27 % (Population over 65) as of 2026-10-28. Puerto Rico (US) finishes inside the top 10 in 2 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

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

Puerto Rico (US) 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 (US) holds 5 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 (25.27 %), #5 of 50 in Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city (81 % of urban population), #21 of 50 in Most urbanised countries (94.34 %) and #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation (2,054 mm per year). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Puerto Rico (US) holds 3 positions: #37 of 50 in Largest manufacturing economies (56.89 current US$ bn), #41 of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per capita (40.6k US$) and #48 of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per person (PPP) (52.2k current international $).

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Puerto Rico (US) holds 2 positions: #45 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal (16.63 % of total electricity) and #46 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (41.83 % of total electricity).

Travel

In travel, Puerto Rico (US) holds 2 positions: #46 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (2.92 US$ bn) and #46 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (3.88 million).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Puerto Rico (US) holds 1 position: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using basic sanitation (100 % of population).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Puerto Rico (US) moved in 13 rankings:

Where Puerto Rico (US) ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Puerto Rico (US)'s lowest current positions are 48th of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per person (PPP) (52.2k current international $), 46th of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (2.92 US$ bn) and 46th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from natural gas (41.83 % of total electricity). 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 (US)

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 (US)'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 (US)

What is Puerto Rico (US)'s best ranking on Top10Earth?

#3 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65, with 25.27 % (Population over 65) as of 2026-10-28.

How many rankings include Puerto Rico (US)?

13 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Puerto Rico (US) in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 2 rankings, including #3 in Countries with the highest share of people over 65 and #5 in Countries where the most urban people live in the largest city.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open 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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