Puerto Rico vs Timor-Leste: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Puerto Rico
626,315 people
in 2020
Timor-Leste
671,378 people
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
142nd
Timor-Leste rank
139th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Puerto Rico
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 671,378 people against 626,315 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 45,063 people.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 142nd and Timor-Leste ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 676,464 people | 376,218 people | 300,246 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 685,280 people | 417,397 people | 267,883 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 701,984 people | 471,285 people | 230,699 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 680,146 people | 513,072 people | 167,074 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 620,971 people | 568,003 people | 52,968 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 607,071 people | 582,560 people | 24,510 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 612,412 people | 671,533 people | 59,120 people | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 626,315 people | 671,378 people | 45,063 people | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Puerto Rico or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 671,378 people against 626,315 people in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste?
- 45,063 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Puerto Rico and Timor-Leste rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd and Timor-Leste ranks 139th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.