Moldova vs Puerto Rico: Rural population, annual growth rate
Moldova
-2.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Moldova rank
192nd
Puerto Rico rank
191st
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Moldova
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -2.05 % change on previous year against -2.12 % change on previous year in Moldova, a difference of 0.07 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 192nd and Puerto Rico ranks 191st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5489 % change on previous year | -1.06 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Moldova |
| 1970s | -0.2162 % change on previous year | -0.984 % change on previous year | 0.7679 % change on previous year | Moldova |
| 1980s | -0.3454 % change on previous year | -5.28 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -10.09 % change on previous year | 11.17 % change on previous year | Moldova |
| 2000s | -0.025 % change on previous year | 0.7769 % change on previous year | 0.8019 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -0.9597 % change on previous year | -1.52 % change on previous year | 0.5645 % change on previous year | Moldova |
| 2020s | -2.83 % change on previous year | -1.7 % change on previous year | 1.13 % 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, Moldova or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at -2.05 % change on previous year against -2.12 % change on previous year in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Moldova and Puerto Rico?
- 0.07 % change on previous year, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Puerto Rico rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Moldova ranks 192nd 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.