Puerto Rico vs Zimbabwe: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Puerto Rico
-2.0%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
-2.1%
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
139th
Zimbabwe rank
141st
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Puerto Rico
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -2.0% against -2.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 144 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 0.7% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.6% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -2.1% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Puerto Rico or Zimbabwe?
- Puerto Rico, at -2.0% against -2.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.