Costa Rica vs Spain: Urban population, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
78.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
77.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Spain rank
83rd

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 78.87 units per square kilometre against 77.54 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 1.33 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 83rd of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 11.09 units per square kilometre 39.23 units per square kilometre 28.14 units per square kilometre Spain
1970s 16.7 units per square kilometre 48.94 units per square kilometre 32.24 units per square kilometre Spain
1980s 23.89 units per square kilometre 56.17 units per square kilometre 32.27 units per square kilometre Spain
1990s 36.49 units per square kilometre 59.89 units per square kilometre 23.39 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 53.43 units per square kilometre 67.06 units per square kilometre 13.63 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 70.02 units per square kilometre 73.86 units per square kilometre 3.85 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 77.66 units per square kilometre 76.32 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 78.87 units per square kilometre against 77.54 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
1.33 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 83rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.