Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Puerto Rico
-0.5521 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
-0.5605 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
200th
United States Virgin Islands rank
201st
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -0.5521 % change on previous year against -0.5605 % change on previous year in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0084 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 200th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 7.18 % change on previous year | 5.73 % change on previous year | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.4992 % change on previous year | 0.5185 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.8099 % change on previous year | 0.7269 % change on previous year | 0.083 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.1576 % change on previous year | -0.018 % change on previous year | 0.1396 % change on previous year | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | -1.23 % change on previous year | -0.1612 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | -0.6031 % change on previous year | -0.4546 % change on previous year | 0.1484 % change on previous year | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- Puerto Rico, at -0.5521 % change on previous year against -0.5605 % change on previous year in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0084 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 200th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 201st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, 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 Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.