Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.976 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lebanon
1.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
128th
Lebanon rank
126th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.03 % change on previous year against 0.976 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.054 % change on previous year.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Lebanon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 128th and Lebanon ranks 126th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 4.59 % change on previous year | 6.76 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | 0.7324 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 3.89 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 0.5682 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.42 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 0.1709 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.4311 % change on previous year | 0.649 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 1.03 % change on previous year against 0.976 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 0.054 % change on previous year, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 128th and Lebanon ranks 126th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.