How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs Puerto Rico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Hong Kong

0.9863 people per person

in 2025

Puerto Rico

0.9584 people per person

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

13th

Puerto Rico rank

16th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Hong Kong
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 0.9863 people per person against 0.9584 people per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0279 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 13th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8008 people per person	0.493 people per person	0.3079 people per person	Hong Kong
1970s	0.8877 people per person	0.6115 people per person	0.2762 people per person	Hong Kong
1980s	0.9174 people per person	0.7454 people per person	0.172 people per person	Hong Kong
1990s	0.9905 people per person	0.9028 people per person	0.0877 people per person	Hong Kong
2000s	1.01 people per person	0.9369 people per person	0.0747 people per person	Hong Kong
2010s	1.01 people per person	0.9342 people per person	0.0737 people per person	Hong Kong
2020s	0.9978 people per person	0.9482 people per person	0.0496 people per person	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Hong Kong or Puerto Rico?: Hong Kong, at 0.9863 people per person against 0.9584 people per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?: 0.0279 people per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Hong Kong ranks 13th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.