Costa Rica vs Eritrea: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Costa Rica
1.33 million people
in 2020
Eritrea
1.20 million people
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Eritrea rank
125th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Costa Rica
- Eritrea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.20 million people in Eritrea, a difference of 128,460 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Eritrea ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 575,930 people | 421,546 people | 154,384 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 706,384 people | 474,114 people | 232,270 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 816,073 people | 539,117 people | 276,956 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 941,811 people | 641,432 people | 300,379 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 747,154 people | 302,222 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.14 million people | 924,242 people | 211,522 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 1.12 million people | 133,700 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 1.20 million people | 128,460 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Costa Rica or Eritrea?
- Costa Rica, at 1.33 million people against 1.20 million people in Eritrea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Costa Rica and Eritrea?
- 128,460 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eritrea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Eritrea rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Eritrea ranks 125th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.