Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Rural population, per capita
Puerto Rico
0.0566 units per person
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
0.0461 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
196th
United States Virgin Islands rank
199th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0566 units per person against 0.0461 units per person in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0105 units per person.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 196th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 199th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5046 units per person | 0.5929 units per person | 0.0883 units per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0.3867 units per person | 0.7017 units per person | 0.315 units per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 0.2581 units per person | 0.4783 units per person | 0.2202 units per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0984 units per person | 0.1695 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.059 units per person | 0.0629 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0618 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0584 units per person | 0.0476 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0566 units per person against 0.0461 units per person in United States Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0105 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 196th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 199th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.