Costa Rica vs Myanmar: Population density
Costa Rica
73.96 people per km²
in 2100
Myanmar
76.09 people per km²
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
144th
Myanmar rank
143rd
Population density over time
- Costa Rica
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 76.09 people per km² against 73.96 people per km² in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.13 people per km².
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 Myanmar ranks 143rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 16 and Myanmar in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.7 people per km² | 3.06 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 6.22 people per km² | 3.83 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 6.79 people per km² | 4.6 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 7.41 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 8.08 people per km² | 5.29 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 8.81 people per km² | 6.13 people per km² | 2.68 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 0.1567 people per km² | 6.89 people per km² | 6.74 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 0.4454 people per km² | 7.66 people per km² | 7.22 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 0.4819 people per km² | 7.81 people per km² | 7.33 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 0.5214 people per km² | 7.97 people per km² | 7.45 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 0.5641 people per km² | 8.12 people per km² | 7.56 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 0.6104 people per km² | 8.27 people per km² | 7.66 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 0.6604 people per km² | 8.43 people per km² | 7.77 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 0.7145 people per km² | 8.58 people per km² | 7.87 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 0.7731 people per km² | 8.73 people per km² | 7.96 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 0.8365 people per km² | 8.89 people per km² | 8.05 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 0.9051 people per km² | 9.04 people per km² | 8.13 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 1.08 people per km² | 8.17 people per km² | 7.09 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 1.18 people per km² | 6.25 people per km² | 5.08 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 1.36 people per km² | 5.48 people per km² | 4.12 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 1.66 people per km² | 5.68 people per km² | 4.01 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 1.9 people per km² | 5.9 people per km² | 4 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 2.16 people per km² | 6.09 people per km² | 3.94 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 2.55 people per km² | 6.24 people per km² | 3.7 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 3.17 people per km² | 5.95 people per km² | 2.78 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 4.27 people per km² | 7.67 people per km² | 3.4 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 5.53 people per km² | 12.4 people per km² | 6.87 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 6.85 people per km² | 15.52 people per km² | 8.67 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 8.26 people per km² | 17.42 people per km² | 9.16 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 9.72 people per km² | 19.13 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 11.8 people per km² | 21.52 people per km² | 9.71 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 15.5 people per km² | 24.9 people per km² | 9.4 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 21.37 people per km² | 29.74 people per km² | 8.37 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 30.54 people per km² | 36.88 people per km² | 6.34 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 40.6 people per km² | 45.8 people per km² | 5.2 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 53.07 people per km² | 55.52 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 68.4 people per km² | 64.85 people per km² | 3.56 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per km² | 72.23 people per km² | 10.54 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per km² | 77.93 people per km² | 15.82 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.63 people per km² | 83.69 people per km² | 16.94 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 104.07 people per km² | 87.78 people per km² | 16.3 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 105.27 people per km² | 89.6 people per km² | 15.67 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 103.62 people per km² | 89.48 people per km² | 14.14 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 99.4 people per km² | 87.81 people per km² | 11.59 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 93.44 people per km² | 85.14 people per km² | 8.3 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 86.06 people per km² | 81.85 people per km² | 4.21 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 78.17 people per km² | 78.18 people per km² | 0.0134 people per km² | Myanmar |
| 2100s | 73.96 people per km² | 76.09 people per km² | 2.12 people per km² | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 76.09 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 Myanmar?
- 2.13 people per km², with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Myanmar?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Myanmar rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Myanmar ranks 143rd of 235 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.