Puerto Rico vs Slovakia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Puerto Rico
3.05 million people
in 2025
Slovakia
2.91 million people
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
125th
Slovakia rank
127th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Puerto Rico
- Slovakia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 3.05 million people against 2.91 million people in Slovakia, a difference of 139,880 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 125th and Slovakia ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 957,576 people | 1.18 million people | 218,721 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 1.26 million people | 1.58 million people | 319,863 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.81 million people | 2.17 million people | 363,830 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 2.51 million people | 2.79 million people | 286,531 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 3.32 million people | 3.02 million people | 295,275 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.56 million people | 2.98 million people | 578,500 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.30 million people | 2.92 million people | 375,181 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.06 million people | 2.91 million people | 143,905 people | 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, Puerto Rico or Slovakia?
- Puerto Rico, at 3.05 million people against 2.91 million people in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
- 139,880 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Slovakia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 125th and Slovakia ranks 127th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.