Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Population density
Costa Rica
73.96
in 2100
Ecuador
76.87
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
144th
Ecuador rank
141st
Population density over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 76.87 against 73.96 in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.91.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Ecuador ranks 141st of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 26 and Ecuador in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.7 | 1.61 | 4.09 | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 6.22 | 1.77 | 4.45 | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 6.79 | 1.93 | 4.86 | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 7.41 | 2.09 | 5.31 | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 8.08 | 2.25 | 5.82 | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 8.81 | 2.42 | 6.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 0.1567 | 2.01 | 1.86 | Ecuador |
| 1700s | 0.4454 | 2.01 | 1.57 | Ecuador |
| 1710s | 0.4819 | 2.01 | 1.53 | Ecuador |
| 1720s | 0.5214 | 2.01 | 1.49 | Ecuador |
| 1730s | 0.5641 | 2.01 | 1.45 | Ecuador |
| 1740s | 0.6104 | 2.01 | 1.4 | Ecuador |
| 1750s | 0.6604 | 2.01 | 1.35 | Ecuador |
| 1760s | 0.7145 | 2.01 | 1.3 | Ecuador |
| 1770s | 0.7731 | 2.01 | 1.24 | Ecuador |
| 1780s | 0.8365 | 2.01 | 1.18 | Ecuador |
| 1790s | 0.9051 | 2.01 | 1.11 | Ecuador |
| 1800s | 1.08 | 2.01 | 0.9337 | Ecuador |
| 1810s | 1.18 | 2.01 | 0.8365 | Ecuador |
| 1820s | 1.36 | 2.17 | 0.8096 | Ecuador |
| 1830s | 1.66 | 2.55 | 0.8908 | Ecuador |
| 1840s | 1.9 | 3.01 | 1.11 | Ecuador |
| 1850s | 2.16 | 3.46 | 1.31 | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 2.55 | 3.88 | 1.34 | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 3.17 | 4.36 | 1.19 | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 4.27 | 4.89 | 0.617 | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 5.53 | 5.48 | 0.0538 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 6.85 | 6.25 | 0.6038 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.26 | 7.12 | 1.14 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 9.72 | 7.83 | 1.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 11.8 | 9.15 | 2.65 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 15.5 | 12.02 | 3.49 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 21.37 | 15.98 | 5.39 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 30.54 | 21.14 | 9.4 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.6 | 28.31 | 12.29 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 53.07 | 37.03 | 16.04 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.4 | 46.22 | 22.19 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.77 | 55.32 | 27.46 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.75 | 65.12 | 28.63 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.63 | 73.35 | 27.28 | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 104.07 | 79.38 | 24.69 | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 105.27 | 84.09 | 21.19 | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 103.62 | 86.77 | 16.85 | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 99.4 | 87.44 | 11.96 | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 93.44 | 86.22 | 7.22 | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 86.06 | 83.3 | 2.76 | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 78.17 | 79.29 | 1.12 | Ecuador |
| 2100s | 73.96 | 76.87 | 2.91 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 76.87 against 73.96 in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 2.91, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Ecuador ranks 141st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.