Costa Rica vs Ireland: Population density
Costa Rica
73.96 people per km²
in 2100
Ireland
76.73 people per km²
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
144th
Ireland rank
142nd
Population density over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 76.73 people per km² against 73.96 people per km² in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.77 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Ireland ranks 142nd of 234 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 11 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.37 people per km² | 42.07 people per km² | 20.7 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1960s | 30.54 people per km² | 41.68 people per km² | 11.14 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1970s | 40.6 people per km² | 45.87 people per km² | 5.27 people per km² | Ireland |
| 1980s | 53.07 people per km² | 50.81 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.4 people per km² | 52.49 people per km² | 15.92 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per km² | 60.23 people per km² | 22.55 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per km² | 68.36 people per km² | 25.39 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.63 people per km² | 76.32 people per km² | 24.32 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 104.07 people per km² | 82.26 people per km² | 21.81 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 105.27 people per km² | 85.66 people per km² | 19.61 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 103.62 people per km² | 86.64 people per km² | 16.98 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 99.4 people per km² | 85.27 people per km² | 14.13 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 93.44 people per km² | 83 people per km² | 10.44 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 86.06 people per km² | 80.94 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 78.17 people per km² | 78.47 people per km² | 0.3078 people per km² | Ireland |
| 2100s | 73.96 people per km² | 76.73 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 76.73 people per km² against 73.96 people per km² in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 2.77 people per km², with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Ireland ranks 142nd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.