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
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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About this data
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.