Other small states vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, per capita
Other small states
0.5518 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.9434 units per person
in 2025
Other small states rank
24th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Other small states
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9434 units per person against 0.5518 units per person in Other small states, a difference of 0.3916 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 24th 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 | Other small states | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3928 units per person | 0.4954 units per person | 0.1026 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.44 units per person | 0.6133 units per person | 0.1733 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.4861 units per person | 0.7419 units per person | 0.2558 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.5057 units per person | 0.9016 units per person | 0.3959 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.5186 units per person | 0.941 units per person | 0.4223 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.531 units per person | 0.9382 units per person | 0.4071 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.546 units per person | 0.9416 units per person | 0.3956 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Other small states or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.9434 units per person against 0.5518 units per person in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Other small states and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3916 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Other small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Other small states ranks 24th 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.