Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Population density
Costa Rica
73.96 people per km²
in 2100
Vanuatu
71.82 people per km²
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
144th
Vanuatu rank
146th
Population density over time
- Costa Rica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 73.96 people per km² against 71.82 people per km² in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.14 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 Vanuatu ranks 146th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 29 and Vanuatu in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.7 people per km² | 0.0758 people per km² | 5.63 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 6.22 people per km² | 0.1137 people per km² | 6.11 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 6.79 people per km² | 0.1706 people per km² | 6.62 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 7.41 people per km² | 0.2559 people per km² | 7.15 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 8.08 people per km² | 0.3838 people per km² | 7.69 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 8.81 people per km² | 0.5757 people per km² | 8.24 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 0.1567 people per km² | 0.8637 people per km² | 0.707 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1700s | 0.4454 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 0.8501 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1710s | 0.4819 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 0.8818 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1720s | 0.5214 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 0.914 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1730s | 0.5641 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | 0.9469 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1740s | 0.6104 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | 0.9801 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1750s | 0.6604 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1760s | 0.7145 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1770s | 0.7731 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1780s | 0.8365 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1790s | 0.9051 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1800s | 1.08 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 1.2 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1810s | 1.18 people per km² | 2.28 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1820s | 1.36 people per km² | 2.39 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1830s | 1.66 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | 0.9647 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1840s | 1.9 people per km² | 2.9 people per km² | 0.9977 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1850s | 2.16 people per km² | 3.19 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 2.55 people per km² | 3.51 people per km² | 0.9624 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 3.17 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | 0.6898 people per km² | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 4.27 people per km² | 4.24 people per km² | 0.0277 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 5.53 people per km² | 4.66 people per km² | 0.8705 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 6.85 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 8.26 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 3.14 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 9.72 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 4.9 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 11.8 people per km² | 4.44 people per km² | 7.36 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 15.5 people per km² | 4.1 people per km² | 11.41 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 21.37 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 16.74 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 30.54 people per km² | 6.04 people per km² | 24.5 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.6 people per km² | 8.14 people per km² | 32.46 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 53.07 people per km² | 10.6 people per km² | 42.47 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 68.4 people per km² | 13.55 people per km² | 54.86 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per km² | 17.12 people per km² | 65.65 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per km² | 21.65 people per km² | 72.1 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.63 people per km² | 27.2 people per km² | 73.43 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 104.07 people per km² | 33.42 people per km² | 70.65 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 105.27 people per km² | 40.1 people per km² | 65.17 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 103.62 people per km² | 46.83 people per km² | 56.79 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 99.4 people per km² | 53.31 people per km² | 46.09 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 93.44 people per km² | 59.45 people per km² | 33.98 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 86.06 people per km² | 64.94 people per km² | 21.12 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 78.17 people per km² | 69.61 people per km² | 8.56 people per km² | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 73.96 people per km² | 71.82 people per km² | 2.14 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 Vanuatu?
- Costa Rica, at 73.96 people per km² against 71.82 people per km² in Vanuatu as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 2.14 people per km², with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Vanuatu ranks 146th 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.