What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Arab World and Puerto Rico?

0.343 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per capita

Arab World

0.6004 units per person

in 2025

Puerto Rico

0.9434 units per person

in 2025

Arab World rank

19th

Puerto Rico rank

21st

Urban population, per capita over time

Arab World
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9434 units per person against 0.6004 units per person in Arab World, a difference of 0.343 units per person.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times Arab World's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3433 units per person	0.4954 units per person	0.1521 units per person	Puerto Rico
1970s	0.408 units per person	0.6133 units per person	0.2053 units per person	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.4638 units per person	0.7419 units per person	0.2781 units per person	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.5096 units per person	0.9016 units per person	0.392 units per person	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.5386 units per person	0.941 units per person	0.4024 units per person	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.5773 units per person	0.9382 units per person	0.3609 units per person	Puerto Rico
2020s	0.5949 units per person	0.9416 units per person	0.3466 units per person	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Arab World or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0.9434 units per person against 0.6004 units per person in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Arab World and Puerto Rico?: 0.343 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Arab World and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Arab World ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.