Costa Rica vs Cuba: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
78.87 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba
81.88 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Cuba rank
79th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 81.88 people per square kilometre against 78.87 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.01 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Cuba ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.09 people per square kilometre | 44.01 people per square kilometre | 32.92 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1970s | 16.7 people per square kilometre | 55.63 people per square kilometre | 38.93 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1980s | 23.89 people per square kilometre | 66.9 people per square kilometre | 43 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1990s | 36.49 people per square kilometre | 75.66 people per square kilometre | 39.16 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2000s | 53.43 people per square kilometre | 80.09 people per square kilometre | 26.65 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2010s | 70.02 people per square kilometre | 82.69 people per square kilometre | 12.67 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2020s | 77.66 people per square kilometre | 82.42 people per square kilometre | 4.75 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
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 square kilometre, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 81.88 people per square kilometre against 78.87 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 3.01 people per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Cuba ranks 79th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.