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

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP

Costa Rica

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Palau

0 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

129th

Palau rank

128th

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

Costa Rica
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 129th and Palau ranks 128th of 211 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	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 unit of gdp, Costa Rica or Palau?: Palau, at 0 people per US$ of GDP against 0 people per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Palau?: 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Palau?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Palau rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 129th and Palau ranks 128th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.