Which has higher population in the largest city, Eritrea or Puerto Rico?

Eritrea, at 92.5% against 81.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Puerto Rico: Population in the largest city

Eritrea

92.5%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

81.0%

in 2025

Eritrea rank

4th

Puerto Rico rank

5th

Population in the largest city over time

Eritrea
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 92.5% against 81.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	100.0%	57.6%	42.4%	Eritrea
1970s	100.0%	58.2%	41.8%	Eritrea
1980s	99.8%	67.4%	32.4%	Eritrea
1990s	74.6%	73.0%	1.7%	Eritrea
2000s	60.6%	69.7%	9.2%	Puerto Rico
2010s	71.9%	74.5%	2.6%	Puerto Rico
2020s	88.0%	80.4%	7.7%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Eritrea or Puerto Rico?: Eritrea, at 92.5% against 81.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Eritrea and Puerto Rico?: 11.5%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in the largest city?: Eritrea ranks 4th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.