Costa Rica vs Myanmar: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Costa Rica
0.5137
in 2025
Myanmar
0.4829
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
78th
Myanmar rank
81st
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Costa Rica
- Myanmar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5137 against 0.4829 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0308.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 78th and Myanmar ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1649 | 2.43 | 2.26 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.21 | 2.11 | 0.8995 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 0.5722 | 0.4917 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.19 | 0.4793 | 0.7076 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 0.6478 | 1.3 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 0.576 | 1.33 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8732 | 0.3534 | 0.5198 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5611 | 0.2954 | 0.2657 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Costa Rica or Myanmar?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5137 against 0.4829 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Costa Rica and Myanmar?
- 0.0308, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Myanmar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Myanmar rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th and Myanmar ranks 81st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.