High income vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, female

High income
40.7%
in 2015
Puerto Rico
48.7%
in 2015
High income rank
7th
Puerto Rico rank
7th

Urban population, female over time

  • High income
  • Puerto Rico
01020304050198019972015

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 48.7% against 40.7% in High income, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 7th of 47 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 36.9% 39.4% 2.5% Puerto Rico
1990s 38.1% 48.4% 10.2% Puerto Rico
2000s 39.3% 49.1% 9.8% Puerto Rico
2010s 40.5% 48.8% 8.3% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, female, High income or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 48.7% against 40.7% in High income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, female between High income and Puerto Rico?
8.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Puerto Rico?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do High income and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, female?
High income ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, female (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.