How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?

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 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.

Costa Rica vs Greece: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Costa Rica

29.2%

in 2025

Greece

30.3%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

39th

Greece rank

38th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Costa Rica
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 30.3% against 29.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 39th and Greece ranks 38th of 121 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18.1%	24.5%	6.4%	Greece
1970s	20.8%	29.8%	9.0%	Greece
1980s	22.8%	30.7%	8.0%	Greece
1990s	24.7%	29.6%	4.9%	Greece
2000s	26.2%	29.0%	2.8%	Greece
2010s	26.9%	29.0%	2.1%	Greece
2020s	28.5%	30.1%	1.6%	Greece

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 Greece?: Greece, at 30.3% against 29.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Costa Rica and Greece?: 1.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Costa Rica ranks 39th and Greece ranks 38th 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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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.