Costa Rica vs Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
78.87 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
76.83 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Spain rank
83rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 78.87 people per square kilometre against 76.83 people per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 2.04 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Spain ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.09 people per square kilometre | 39.34 people per square kilometre | 28.25 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 16.7 people per square kilometre | 48.94 people per square kilometre | 32.24 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 23.89 people per square kilometre | 56.34 people per square kilometre | 32.45 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 36.49 people per square kilometre | 60.37 people per square kilometre | 23.87 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 53.43 people per square kilometre | 67.56 people per square kilometre | 14.13 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 70.02 people per square kilometre | 74.3 people per square kilometre | 4.28 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 77.66 people per square kilometre | 76.41 people per square kilometre | 1.26 people per square kilometre | 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, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 78.87 people per square kilometre against 76.83 people per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 2.04 people per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Spain ranks 83rd 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.