Costa Rica vs Mexico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Costa Rica
0.7973 people per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.8004 people per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
56th
Mexico rank
54th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.8004 people per person against 0.7973 people per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0031 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3547 people per person | 0.5452 people per person | 0.1905 people per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.4104 people per person | 0.6245 people per person | 0.2141 people per person | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.449 people per person | 0.6879 people per person | 0.2389 people per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5315 people per person | 0.7309 people per person | 0.1994 people per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.6441 people per person | 0.7608 people per person | 0.1167 people per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.7464 people per person | 0.7723 people per person | 0.0259 people per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.7864 people per person | 0.7935 people per person | 0.007 people per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.8004 people per person against 0.7973 people per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0031 people per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 54th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.