Costa Rica vs Norway: Urban population, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.976 % change on previous year
in 2025
Norway
0.9842 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Norway rank
124th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9842 % change on previous year against 0.976 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0082 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Norway ranks 124th of 218 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.64 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 0.6539 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.89 % change on previous year | 0.557 % change on previous year | 3.34 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.42 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2.28 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 0.5559 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.0585 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.9842 % change on previous year against 0.976 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Norway?
- 0.0082 % change on previous year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Norway rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Norway ranks 124th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.