How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland 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.

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

Iceland

0.9563 people per person

in 2025

Puerto Rico

0.9584 people per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

19th

Puerto Rico rank

16th

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

Iceland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9584 people per person against 0.9563 people per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0021 people per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8274 people per person	0.493 people per person	0.3344 people per person	Iceland
1970s	0.866 people per person	0.6115 people per person	0.2545 people per person	Iceland
1980s	0.8923 people per person	0.7454 people per person	0.1469 people per person	Iceland
1990s	0.9145 people per person	0.9028 people per person	0.0117 people per person	Iceland
2000s	0.9247 people per person	0.9369 people per person	0.0122 people per person	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.9371 people per person	0.9342 people per person	0.0029 people per person	Iceland
2020s	0.9472 people per person	0.9482 people per person	0.001 people per person	Puerto Rico

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, Iceland or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 0.9584 people per person against 0.9563 people per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Iceland and Puerto Rico?: 0.0021 people per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Iceland ranks 19th 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.