Costa Rica vs Zambia: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2020
Zambia
0.8%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
58th
Zambia rank
55th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 55th of 144 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 4.1% | 2.6% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 5.5% | 4.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Zambia |
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, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th and Zambia ranks 55th 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.