Costa Rica vs Germany: Annual rate of change in urban populations

Costa Rica
0.7751
in 2020
Germany
0.7924
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
58th
Germany rank
57th

Annual rate of change in urban populations over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Germany
-0.500.511.5195519872020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.7924 against 0.7751 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0173.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 58th and Germany ranks 57th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1409 -0.3491 0.49 Costa Rica
1980s 0.6769 -0.3449 1.02 Costa Rica
1990s 0.9433 0.0788 0.8645 Costa Rica
2000s 0.3547 -0.1247 0.4794 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0725 0.3844 0.3119 Germany
2020s 0.7751 0.7924 0.0173 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual rate of change in urban populations, Costa Rica or Germany?
Germany, at 0.7924 against 0.7751 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual rate of change in urban populations between Costa Rica and Germany?
0.0173, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
11 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for annual rate of change in urban populations?
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Germany ranks 57th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual rate of change in urban populations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual rate of change in urban populations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,685 data points, 1955–2020
Last refreshed