Costa Rica vs Finland: Urban population

Costa Rica
4.11 million
in 2025
Finland
4.21 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
111th
Finland rank
108th

Urban population over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Finland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 4.21 million against 4.11 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 99,710.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 111th and Finland ranks 108th of 215 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Finland Difference Ahead
1960s 554,984 2.63 million 2.08 million Finland
1970s 852,553 2.91 million 2.05 million Finland
1980s 1.22 million 3.10 million 1.88 million Finland
1990s 1.86 million 3.30 million 1.44 million Finland
2000s 2.73 million 3.59 million 859,609 Finland
2010s 3.58 million 3.89 million 310,939 Finland
2020s 4.01 million 4.12 million 112,713 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Costa Rica or Finland?
Finland, at 4.21 million against 4.11 million in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Costa Rica and Finland?
99,710, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for urban population?
Costa Rica ranks 111th and Finland ranks 108th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.