Dominica vs Puerto Rico: Rural population, annual growth rate
Dominica
-2.16 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Dominica rank
194th
Puerto Rico rank
191st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Dominica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -2.05 % change on previous year against -2.16 % change on previous year in Dominica, a difference of 0.11 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 194th and Puerto Rico ranks 191st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | Dominica |
| 1970s | -0.4917 % change on previous year | -0.984 % change on previous year | 0.4923 % change on previous year | Dominica |
| 1980s | -4.19 % change on previous year | -5.28 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Dominica |
| 1990s | -0.7616 % change on previous year | -10.09 % change on previous year | 9.33 % change on previous year | Dominica |
| 2000s | -0.7318 % change on previous year | 0.7769 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -1.39 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | 0.1348 % change on previous year | Dominica |
| 2020s | -2.04 % change on previous year | -1.7 % change on previous year | 0.3398 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Dominica or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at -2.05 % change on previous year against -2.16 % change on previous year in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Dominica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.11 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Puerto Rico rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Dominica ranks 194th and Puerto Rico ranks 191st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.