Jordan vs Puerto Rico: Urban population (% of total population)
Jordan
93.2%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
94.3%
in 2025
Jordan rank
24th
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Jordan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 94.3% against 93.2% in Jordan, a difference of 1.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 24th and Puerto Rico 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 | Jordan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.4% | 49.5% | 3.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 54.6% | 61.3% | 6.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 66.7% | 74.2% | 7.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 90.2% | 12.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 94.1% | 15.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 93.8% | 5.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 94.2% | 1.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Jordan or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 94.3% against 93.2% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Jordan and Puerto Rico?
- 1.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population?
- Jordan ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.