Australia vs Costa Rica: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Australia
0.7%
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2020
Australia rank
59th
Costa Rica rank
58th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 58th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Australia ranks 59th and Costa Rica ranks 58th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.