Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
21.12 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
21.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
124th
Puerto Rico rank
123rd

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 21.28 units per square kilometre against 21.12 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 123rd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 19.95 units per square kilometre 143.26 units per square kilometre 123.31 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 23.9 units per square kilometre 127.94 units per square kilometre 104.04 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 29.18 units per square kilometre 97.69 units per square kilometre 68.51 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 31.91 units per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre 8.55 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 29.34 units per square kilometre 25.18 units per square kilometre 4.16 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 23.73 units per square kilometre 24.53 units per square kilometre 0.7952 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2020s 21.64 units per square kilometre 21.68 units per square kilometre 0.0419 units per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 21.28 units per square kilometre against 21.12 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
0.16 units per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 123rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.