How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oman?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Costa Rica vs Oman: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Costa Rica

0.7973 people per person

in 2025

Oman

0.7948 people per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

56th

Oman rank

57th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Costa Rica
Oman

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7973 people per person against 0.7948 people per person in Oman, a difference of 0.0025 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 56th and Oman ranks 57th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3547 people per person	0.2299 people per person	0.1248 people per person	Costa Rica
1970s	0.4104 people per person	0.432 people per person	0.0216 people per person	Oman
1980s	0.449 people per person	0.6317 people per person	0.1827 people per person	Oman
1990s	0.5315 people per person	0.7142 people per person	0.1827 people per person	Oman
2000s	0.6441 people per person	0.7233 people per person	0.0792 people per person	Oman
2010s	0.7464 people per person	0.7722 people per person	0.0258 people per person	Oman
2020s	0.7864 people per person	0.7977 people per person	0.0113 people per person	Oman

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 Oman?: Costa Rica, at 0.7973 people per person against 0.7948 people per person in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Costa Rica and Oman?: 0.0025 people per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oman?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Oman rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 56th and Oman ranks 57th 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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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

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.