Paraguay vs Puerto Rico: Population in the largest city
Paraguay
73.5%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
81.0%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
7th
Puerto Rico rank
5th
Population in the largest city over time
- Paraguay
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 81.0% against 73.5% in Paraguay, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 7th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.0% | 57.6% | 2.4% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 62.9% | 58.2% | 4.7% | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 67.4% | 9.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 73.0% | 18.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 69.7% | 3.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 74.5% | 3.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 80.4% | 5.8% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Paraguay or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 81.0% against 73.5% in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Paraguay and Puerto Rico?
- 7.5%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Paraguay ranks 7th 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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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.