Belarus vs Costa Rica: Urban population (% of total population)
Belarus
79.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
79.7%
in 2025
Belarus rank
60th
Costa Rica rank
59th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Belarus
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.7% against 79.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belarus ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.6% | 35.5% | 2.1% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 41.0% | 8.8% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 44.9% | 16.4% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 53.1% | 14.8% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 64.4% | 7.6% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 74.6% | 1.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Belarus or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 79.7% against 79.5% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Costa Rica rank globally for urban population?
- Belarus ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.