How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?

8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Urban population, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

27.1%

in 2015

Puerto Rico

44.9%

in 2015

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

19th

Puerto Rico rank

18th

Urban population, male over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 44.9% against 27.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.8%	36.7%	24.9%	Puerto Rico
1990s	15.4%	45.0%	29.6%	Puerto Rico
2000s	20.1%	45.2%	25.1%	Puerto Rico
2010s	25.7%	45.0%	19.3%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 44.9% against 27.1% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?: 17.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population, male?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, male (% 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: 04 September 2026

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.