South Korea vs Puerto Rico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
South Korea
-0.0908 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-0.1217 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Korea rank
191st
Puerto Rico rank
193rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- South Korea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.0908 % change on previous year against -0.1217 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0309 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 191st and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.94 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1960s | 6.1 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1970s | 5.32 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1980s | 4.3 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | 0.5973 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.7514 % change on previous year | -0.2161 % change on previous year | 0.9675 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.5667 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | South Korea |
| 2020s | -0.0563 % change on previous year | -0.2002 % change on previous year | 0.1439 % change on previous year | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, South Korea or Puerto Rico?
- South Korea, at -0.0908 % change on previous year against -0.1217 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between South Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0309 % change on previous year, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Puerto Rico?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 191st and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.