Costa Rica vs Thailand: Urban population, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
78.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
85.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
82nd
Thailand rank
79th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 85.52 units per square kilometre against 78.87 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.65 units per square kilometre.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.09 units per square kilometre | 7.65 units per square kilometre | 3.44 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 16.7 units per square kilometre | 11.94 units per square kilometre | 4.76 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.89 units per square kilometre | 17.34 units per square kilometre | 6.55 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 36.49 units per square kilometre | 27.51 units per square kilometre | 8.99 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 53.43 units per square kilometre | 48.15 units per square kilometre | 5.29 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 70.02 units per square kilometre | 66.19 units per square kilometre | 3.83 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 77.66 units per square kilometre | 82.95 units per square kilometre | 5.29 units per square kilometre | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 85.52 units per square kilometre against 78.87 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 6.65 units per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th 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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About this data
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.