Costa Rica vs Dominica: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Costa Rica
71.2%
in 2025
Dominica
71.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
85th
Dominica rank
84th

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominica
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How they compare

Dominica currently reports 71.5% against 71.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 85th and Dominica ranks 84th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 34 and Dominica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Dominica Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
1400s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Costa Rica
1500s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Costa Rica
1600s 1.1% 0.0% 1.1% Costa Rica
1700s 3.4% 0.1% 3.3% Costa Rica
1710s 3.8% 0.1% 3.7% Costa Rica
1720s 4.2% 0.1% 4.0% Costa Rica
1730s 4.6% 0.2% 4.4% Costa Rica
1740s 5.0% 0.2% 4.8% Costa Rica
1750s 5.5% 0.3% 5.2% Costa Rica
1760s 6.0% 0.3% 5.7% Costa Rica
1770s 6.6% 0.4% 6.2% Costa Rica
1780s 7.2% 0.5% 6.7% Costa Rica
1790s 7.9% 0.6% 7.3% Costa Rica
1800s 8.6% 0.8% 7.8% Costa Rica
1810s 9.4% 1.0% 8.5% Costa Rica
1820s 10.3% 1.2% 9.1% Costa Rica
1830s 11.3% 1.5% 9.8% Costa Rica
1840s 12.4% 1.9% 10.5% Costa Rica
1850s 13.6% 2.3% 11.2% Costa Rica
1860s 14.9% 2.9% 11.9% Costa Rica
1870s 16.3% 3.7% 12.6% Costa Rica
1880s 17.8% 4.6% 13.3% Costa Rica
1890s 19.5% 5.7% 13.8% Costa Rica
1900s 21.4% 7.2% 14.2% Costa Rica
1910s 23.4% 9.0% 14.5% Costa Rica
1920s 25.7% 11.2% 14.5% Costa Rica
1930s 28.1% 14.0% 14.1% Costa Rica
1940s 30.8% 20.0% 10.8% Costa Rica
1950s 34.1% 26.7% 7.4% Costa Rica
1960s 35.6% 33.7% 1.9% Costa Rica
1970s 40.8% 51.2% 10.4% Dominica
1980s 45.8% 64.0% 18.2% Dominica
1990s 55.1% 67.0% 11.9% Dominica
2000s 61.5% 69.8% 8.3% Dominica
2010s 66.6% 69.8% 3.3% Dominica
2020s 70.2% 70.7% 0.5% Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Costa Rica or Dominica?
Dominica, at 71.5% against 71.2% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Costa Rica and Dominica?
0.3%, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominica?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Dominica rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Costa Rica ranks 85th and Dominica ranks 84th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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