Costa Rica vs Georgia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Costa Rica
1.33 million people
in 2020
Georgia
1.35 million people
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Georgia rank
121st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 1.35 million people against 1.33 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 29,150 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Georgia ranks 121st of 236 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 575,930 people | 1.57 million people | 991,024 people | Georgia |
| 1960s | 706,384 people | 1.66 million people | 952,486 people | Georgia |
| 1970s | 816,073 people | 1.73 million people | 909,422 people | Georgia |
| 1980s | 941,811 people | 1.79 million people | 844,549 people | Georgia |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 1.78 million people | 735,265 people | Georgia |
| 2000s | 1.14 million people | 1.49 million people | 354,695 people | Georgia |
| 2010s | 1.25 million people | 1.35 million people | 98,505 people | Georgia |
| 2020s | 1.33 million people | 1.35 million people | 29,150 people | Georgia |
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 Georgia?
- Georgia, at 1.35 million people against 1.33 million people in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 29,150 people, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Georgia ranks 121st 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.