Iraq vs Puerto Rico: Annual growth rate of urban population share

Iraq
0.1025
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.097
in 2025
Iraq rank
156th
Puerto Rico rank
159th

Annual growth rate of urban population share over time

  • Iraq
  • Puerto Rico
-10123195019872025

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1025 against 0.097 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0055.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 156th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 2.21 0.8507 1.36 Iraq
1960s 2.66 2.44 0.2151 Iraq
1970s 1.5 1.68 0.1835 Puerto Rico
1980s 0.6358 2.22 1.59 Puerto Rico
1990s -0.3329 1.28 1.61 Puerto Rico
2000s 0.2103 -0.0672 0.2775 Iraq
2010s 0.1221 0.0239 0.0982 Iraq
2020s 0.0265 0.0712 0.0447 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Iraq or Puerto Rico?
Iraq, at 0.1025 against 0.097 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Iraq and Puerto Rico?
0.0055, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Puerto Rico?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
Iraq ranks 156th and Puerto Rico ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of urban population share
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed