Puerto Rico vs World: Urban population, per capita
Puerto Rico
0.9434 units per person
in 2025
World
0.5783 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
21st
World rank
21st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9434 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World, a difference of 0.3651 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st and World ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4954 units per person | 0.3519 units per person | 0.1435 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.6133 units per person | 0.3763 units per person | 0.237 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.7419 units per person | 0.4114 units per person | 0.3305 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.9016 units per person | 0.4437 units per person | 0.4579 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.941 units per person | 0.4911 units per person | 0.4499 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.9382 units per person | 0.541 units per person | 0.3971 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.9416 units per person | 0.5717 units per person | 0.3699 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.9434 units per person against 0.5783 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Puerto Rico and World?
- 0.3651 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st and World ranks 21st 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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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.