Puerto Rico vs World: Urban population, male (% of total)
Puerto Rico
44.9%
in 2015
World
27.0%
in 2015
Puerto Rico rank
18th
World rank
21st
Urban population, male (% of total) over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 44.9% against 27.0% in World, a difference of 17.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 20.0% | 16.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 21.9% | 23.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 23.8% | 21.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 26.4% | 18.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, male, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 44.9% against 27.0% in World as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, male between Puerto Rico and World?
- 17.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for urban population, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 193 countries.
- 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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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.