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

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 Palau: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Costa Rica

0.7973 people per person

in 2025

Palau

0.7928 people per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

56th

Palau rank

58th

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

Costa Rica
Palau

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7973 people per person against 0.7928 people per person in Palau, a difference of 0.0045 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 56th and Palau ranks 58th of 215 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3547 people per person	0.5125 people per person	0.1578 people per person	Palau
1970s	0.4104 people per person	0.6066 people per person	0.1962 people per person	Palau
1980s	0.449 people per person	0.6652 people per person	0.2162 people per person	Palau
1990s	0.5315 people per person	0.7053 people per person	0.1738 people per person	Palau
2000s	0.6441 people per person	0.7583 people per person	0.1142 people per person	Palau
2010s	0.7464 people per person	0.8037 people per person	0.0574 people per person	Palau
2020s	0.7864 people per person	0.7915 people per person	0.0051 people per person	Palau

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 Palau?: Costa Rica, at 0.7973 people per person against 0.7928 people per person in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Costa Rica and Palau?: 0.0045 people per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 56th and Palau ranks 58th 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.