Iceland vs Puerto Rico: Urban population share 2050
Iceland
94.22
in 2025
Puerto Rico
94.34
in 2025
Iceland rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
26th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Iceland
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 94.34 against 94.22 in Iceland, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Iceland ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 26th of 231 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 30 and Puerto Rico in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0016 | 0.0019 | 0.0002 | Puerto Rico |
| 1100s | 0.0049 | 0.0056 | 0.0007 | Puerto Rico |
| 1200s | 0.0147 | 0.0167 | 0.002 | Puerto Rico |
| 1300s | 0.0442 | 0.0501 | 0.0059 | Puerto Rico |
| 1400s | 0.1325 | 0.1503 | 0.0178 | Puerto Rico |
| 1500s | 0.3976 | 0.451 | 0.0534 | Puerto Rico |
| 1600s | 1.19 | 1.35 | 0.1601 | Puerto Rico |
| 1700s | 3.58 | 4.06 | 0.4803 | Puerto Rico |
| 1710s | 6.05 | 4.57 | 1.47 | Iceland |
| 1720s | 8.52 | 5.01 | 3.51 | Iceland |
| 1730s | 10.98 | 5.49 | 5.5 | Iceland |
| 1740s | 13.45 | 6.01 | 7.44 | Iceland |
| 1750s | 15.92 | 6.58 | 9.34 | Iceland |
| 1760s | 18.39 | 7.21 | 11.18 | Iceland |
| 1770s | 20.86 | 7.89 | 12.96 | Iceland |
| 1780s | 23.33 | 8.65 | 14.68 | Iceland |
| 1790s | 25.79 | 9.47 | 16.33 | Iceland |
| 1800s | 28.26 | 10.37 | 17.89 | Iceland |
| 1810s | 30.73 | 11.36 | 19.37 | Iceland |
| 1820s | 33.2 | 12.44 | 20.76 | Iceland |
| 1830s | 35.67 | 13.62 | 22.04 | Iceland |
| 1840s | 38.14 | 14.92 | 23.21 | Iceland |
| 1850s | 40.61 | 16.34 | 24.26 | Iceland |
| 1860s | 43.07 | 17.9 | 25.17 | Iceland |
| 1870s | 45.54 | 19.6 | 25.94 | Iceland |
| 1880s | 48.01 | 21.47 | 26.54 | Iceland |
| 1890s | 50.48 | 23.52 | 26.96 | Iceland |
| 1900s | 52.95 | 25.76 | 27.19 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 55.42 | 28.21 | 27.21 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 57.88 | 30.9 | 26.99 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 59.12 | 33.84 | 25.28 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 60.6 | 37.06 | 23.54 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 76.4 | 41.75 | 34.65 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 82.73 | 49.54 | 33.2 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 86.58 | 61.33 | 25.25 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 89.23 | 74.19 | 15.04 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 91.44 | 90.16 | 1.28 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 92.44 | 94.1 | 1.66 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 93.67 | 93.82 | 0.1429 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 94.18 | 94.16 | 0.0214 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Iceland or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 94.34 against 94.22 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Iceland and Puerto Rico?
- 0.12, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Puerto Rico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Iceland ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 26th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.