Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.5596 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.9434 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd
Puerto Rico rank
21st

Urban population, per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9434 units per person against 0.5596 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.3838 units per person.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3243 units per person 0.4954 units per person 0.1711 units per person Puerto Rico
1970s 0.3819 units per person 0.6133 units per person 0.2314 units per person Puerto Rico
1980s 0.4368 units per person 0.7419 units per person 0.3051 units per person Puerto Rico
1990s 0.4718 units per person 0.9016 units per person 0.4297 units per person Puerto Rico
2000s 0.4997 units per person 0.941 units per person 0.4412 units per person Puerto Rico
2010s 0.5323 units per person 0.9382 units per person 0.4059 units per person Puerto Rico
2020s 0.5528 units per person 0.9416 units per person 0.3887 units per person Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.9434 units per person against 0.5596 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Puerto Rico?
0.3838 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Puerto Rico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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

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.