Assuming that bitcoin and ripple are both in the top 3 coin included into the market cap no matter how much the gap between the two is, ripple faces a lot less political opposition since it was made by the banks so it may succeed rather than bitcoin
Ripple seems to be a topic that brings a lot of heated discussion, it's either much loved or detested. Part of the problem is its centralized nature, a nature that runs contrary to the ethos that Bitcoin upholds. Personally I believe Bitcoin has a lot more intrinsic value, partly for its status as being the original crypto and partly for its untapped potential to end the enslavement of mankind to a banking system that is flawed and corrupted.