Iraq vs Puerto Rico: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Iraq
0.1%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.1%
in 2025
Iraq rank
156th
Puerto Rico rank
159th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Iraq
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -0.3% | 1.3% | 1.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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 0.1% against 0.1% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Iraq and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, 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?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by 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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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.