IBRD only vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per capita
IBRD only
0.5865 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.9434 units per person
in 2025
IBRD only rank
20th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- IBRD only
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9434 units per person against 0.5865 units per person in IBRD only, a difference of 0.3569 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times IBRD only's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
IBRD only ranks 20th 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 | IBRD only | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2783 units per person | 0.4954 units per person | 0.2171 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.3065 units per person | 0.6133 units per person | 0.3068 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.3567 units per person | 0.7419 units per person | 0.3852 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.4019 units per person | 0.9016 units per person | 0.4997 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.4661 units per person | 0.941 units per person | 0.4748 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.5348 units per person | 0.9382 units per person | 0.4034 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.5784 units per person | 0.9416 units per person | 0.3632 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, IBRD only or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.9434 units per person against 0.5865 units per person in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between IBRD only and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3569 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IBRD only and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 20th 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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About this data
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.