American Samoa vs Puerto Rico: Urban area long term, per capita
American Samoa
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
2nd
Urban area long term, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in American Samoa, a difference of 0 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0 units per person | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per capita, American Samoa or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0009 units per person in American Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between American Samoa and Puerto Rico?
- 0 units per person, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban area long term, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.