Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Costa Rica
29.2%
in 2025
Ecuador
28.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
39th
Ecuador rank
40th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 29.2% against 28.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 18.3% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 20.8% | 21.2% | 0.4% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 24.4% | 1.6% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 26.1% | 1.4% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 27.2% | 1.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 27.4% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.3% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 29.2% against 28.8% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total 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 urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.