Which has higher urban population, per capita, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 0.9539 units per person against 0.9434 units per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?

0.0105 units per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Urban population, per capita

Puerto Rico

0.9434 units per person

in 2025

United States Virgin Islands

0.9539 units per person

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

21st

United States Virgin Islands rank

18th

Urban population, per capita over time

Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.9539 units per person against 0.9434 units per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0105 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 21st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and United States Virgin Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4954 units per person	0.4071 units per person	0.0883 units per person	Puerto Rico
1970s	0.6133 units per person	0.2983 units per person	0.315 units per person	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.7419 units per person	0.5217 units per person	0.2202 units per person	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.9016 units per person	0.8305 units per person	0.0711 units per person	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.941 units per person	0.9371 units per person	0.0039 units per person	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.9382 units per person	0.9488 units per person	0.0106 units per person	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	0.9416 units per person	0.9524 units per person	0.0109 units per person	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 0.9539 units per person against 0.9434 units per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0105 units per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Puerto Rico ranks 21st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 18th of 218 countries.
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.