Costa Rica vs Sudan: Population density
Costa Rica
73.96 people per km²
in 2100
Sudan
73.28 people per km²
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
144th
Sudan rank
145th
Population density over time
- Costa Rica
- Sudan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.96 people per km² against 73.28 people per km² in Sudan, a difference of 0.68 people per km².
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 Sudan ranks 145th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 30 and Sudan in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.7 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | 4.1 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 6.22 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 6.79 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | 5.08 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 7.41 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 5.55 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 8.08 people per km² | 2 people per km² | 6.08 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 8.81 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | 6.67 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 0.1567 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1700s | 0.4454 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | 2.02 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1710s | 0.4819 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1720s | 0.5214 people per km² | 2.26 people per km² | 1.74 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1730s | 0.5641 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1740s | 0.6104 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1750s | 0.6604 people per km² | 2.32 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1760s | 0.7145 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 1.62 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1770s | 0.7731 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1780s | 0.8365 people per km² | 2.38 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1790s | 0.9051 people per km² | 2.41 people per km² | 1.5 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1800s | 1.08 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1810s | 1.18 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1820s | 1.36 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | 0.8853 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1830s | 1.66 people per km² | 2.34 people per km² | 0.6791 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1840s | 1.9 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 0.5485 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1850s | 2.16 people per km² | 2.53 people per km² | 0.3775 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1860s | 2.55 people per km² | 2.59 people per km² | 0.039 people per km² | Sudan |
| 1870s | 3.17 people per km² | 2.64 people per km² | 0.531 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 4.27 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 5.53 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 6.85 people per km² | 2.79 people per km² | 4.06 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.26 people per km² | 2.84 people per km² | 5.42 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 9.72 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | 6.78 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 11.8 people per km² | 3.08 people per km² | 8.72 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 15.5 people per km² | 3.22 people per km² | 12.29 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 21.37 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | 17.57 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 30.54 people per km² | 5.22 people per km² | 25.32 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.6 people per km² | 7.43 people per km² | 33.17 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 53.07 people per km² | 10.47 people per km² | 42.6 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.4 people per km² | 13.07 people per km² | 55.33 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per km² | 16.61 people per km² | 66.17 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per km² | 21.35 people per km² | 72.4 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.63 people per km² | 27.71 people per km² | 72.92 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 104.07 people per km² | 34.52 people per km² | 69.55 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 105.27 people per km² | 41.62 people per km² | 63.65 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 103.62 people per km² | 48.89 people per km² | 54.73 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 99.4 people per km² | 55.8 people per km² | 43.6 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 93.44 people per km² | 61.92 people per km² | 31.51 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 86.06 people per km² | 67.17 people per km² | 18.89 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 78.17 people per km² | 71.42 people per km² | 6.75 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 73.96 people per km² | 73.28 people per km² | 0.6795 people per km² | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Sudan?
- Costa Rica, at 73.96 people per km² against 73.28 people per km² in Sudan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Sudan?
- 0.68 people per km², with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sudan?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Sudan rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Sudan ranks 145th 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.