Costa Rica vs United States: Urban population, per capita
Costa Rica
0.7973 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.8019 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
59th
United States rank
57th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8019 units per person against 0.7973 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0046 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 59th and United States ranks 57th of 218 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3547 units per person | 0.7192 units per person | 0.3645 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.4104 units per person | 0.7361 units per person | 0.3257 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.449 units per person | 0.743 units per person | 0.2939 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.5315 units per person | 0.77 units per person | 0.2385 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6441 units per person | 0.8001 units per person | 0.156 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7464 units per person | 0.8052 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7864 units per person | 0.8007 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Costa Rica or United States?
- United States, at 0.8019 units per person against 0.7973 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.0046 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th and United States ranks 57th 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.