Costa Rica vs Iraq: Population by income level, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
99.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
103.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Iraq rank
102nd
Population by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 103.83 units per square kilometre against 99.99 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.84 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Iraq ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.04 units per square kilometre | 18.84 units per square kilometre | 12.2 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.6 units per square kilometre | 26.05 units per square kilometre | 14.55 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 53.07 units per square kilometre | 35.37 units per square kilometre | 17.7 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.4 units per square kilometre | 46.65 units per square kilometre | 21.76 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.77 units per square kilometre | 62.8 units per square kilometre | 19.97 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.75 units per square kilometre | 84.19 units per square kilometre | 9.56 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.3 units per square kilometre | 100.39 units per square kilometre | 1.09 units per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 103.83 units per square kilometre against 99.99 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by income level, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 3.84 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for population by income level, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Iraq ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, 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
Population by income level 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.