Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Puerto Rico
76.4%
in 2025
Singapore
100.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 100.0% against 76.4% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 23.6%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.5% | 99.4% | 70.8% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 99.8% | 64.1% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 98.4% | 48.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 97.8% | 32.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 99.3% | 33.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 99.8% | 29.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 100.0% | 24.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 100.0% against 76.4% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 23.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.