Costa Rica vs Palau: Urban population, per capita
Costa Rica
0.7973 units per person
in 2025
Palau
0.7928 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
Palau rank
62nd
Urban population, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Palau
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7973 units per person against 0.7928 units per person in Palau, a difference of 0.0045 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and Palau ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3547 units per person | 0.5125 units per person | 0.1578 units per person | Palau |
| 1970s | 0.4104 units per person | 0.6066 units per person | 0.1962 units per person | Palau |
| 1980s | 0.449 units per person | 0.6652 units per person | 0.2162 units per person | Palau |
| 1990s | 0.5315 units per person | 0.7053 units per person | 0.1738 units per person | Palau |
| 2000s | 0.6441 units per person | 0.7583 units per person | 0.1142 units per person | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.7464 units per person | 0.8037 units per person | 0.0573 units per person | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.7864 units per person | 0.7915 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Costa Rica or Palau?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7973 units per person against 0.7928 units per person in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Costa Rica and Palau?
- 0.0045 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and Palau ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, 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 population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.