Costa Rica vs Niger: Population density

Costa Rica
73.96
in 2100
Niger
71.7
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
144th
Niger rank
147th

Population density over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Niger
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 73.96 against 71.7 in Niger, a difference of 2.26.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 144th and Niger ranks 147th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 37 and Niger in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Niger Difference Ahead
1000s 5.7 0.4326 5.27 Costa Rica
1100s 6.22 0.4651 5.76 Costa Rica
1200s 6.79 0.4975 6.29 Costa Rica
1300s 7.41 0.5526 6.85 Costa Rica
1400s 8.08 0.5921 7.49 Costa Rica
1500s 8.81 0.6489 8.16 Costa Rica
1600s 0.1567 0.7571 0.6004 Niger
1700s 0.4454 0.8652 0.4198 Niger
1710s 0.4819 0.9162 0.4343 Niger
1720s 0.5214 0.9239 0.4025 Niger
1730s 0.5641 0.932 0.3679 Niger
1740s 0.6104 0.9406 0.3302 Niger
1750s 0.6604 0.9496 0.2892 Niger
1760s 0.7145 0.9592 0.2447 Niger
1770s 0.7731 0.9694 0.1963 Niger
1780s 0.8365 0.9803 0.1438 Niger
1790s 0.9051 0.992 0.0869 Niger
1800s 1.08 0.6732 0.4063 Costa Rica
1810s 1.18 0.676 0.5013 Costa Rica
1820s 1.36 0.6933 0.6693 Costa Rica
1830s 1.66 0.7268 0.9368 Costa Rica
1840s 1.9 0.766 1.13 Costa Rica
1850s 2.16 0.8022 1.35 Costa Rica
1860s 2.55 0.8404 1.71 Costa Rica
1870s 3.17 0.889 2.28 Costa Rica
1880s 4.27 0.9451 3.32 Costa Rica
1890s 5.53 1 4.53 Costa Rica
1900s 6.85 1.1 5.75 Costa Rica
1910s 8.26 1.24 7.02 Costa Rica
1920s 9.72 1.38 8.34 Costa Rica
1930s 11.8 1.58 10.22 Costa Rica
1940s 15.5 1.83 13.67 Costa Rica
1950s 21.37 2.36 19.01 Costa Rica
1960s 30.54 3.16 27.38 Costa Rica
1970s 40.6 4.16 36.44 Costa Rica
1980s 53.07 5.56 47.51 Costa Rica
1990s 68.4 7.59 60.81 Costa Rica
2000s 82.77 10.73 72.04 Costa Rica
2010s 93.75 15.51 78.24 Costa Rica
2020s 100.63 21.74 78.89 Costa Rica
2030s 104.07 29.12 74.95 Costa Rica
2040s 105.27 37.01 68.27 Costa Rica
2050s 103.62 45.11 58.51 Costa Rica
2060s 99.4 52.94 46.46 Costa Rica
2070s 93.44 59.94 33.5 Costa Rica
2080s 86.06 65.69 20.37 Costa Rica
2090s 78.17 69.95 8.22 Costa Rica
2100s 73.96 71.7 2.26 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Niger?
Costa Rica, at 73.96 against 71.7 in Niger as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Niger?
2.26, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for population density?
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Niger ranks 147th 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.

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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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