Costa Rica vs Mexico: Urban population share 2050

Costa Rica
79.73
in 2025
Mexico
80.04
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
69th
Mexico rank
68th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
020406080100015122025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 80.04 against 79.73 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 68th of 231 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 27 and Mexico in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0015 0.0007 0.0008 Costa Rica
1100s 0.0046 0.0022 0.0024 Costa Rica
1200s 0.0139 0.0066 0.0073 Costa Rica
1300s 0.0416 0.0198 0.0219 Costa Rica
1400s 0.1249 0.0593 0.0657 Costa Rica
1500s 0.3748 0.1778 0.1971 Costa Rica
1600s 1.12 0.5333 0.5912 Costa Rica
1700s 3.37 1.6 1.77 Costa Rica
1710s 3.8 1.71 2.09 Costa Rica
1720s 4.16 1.96 2.2 Costa Rica
1730s 4.56 2.24 2.32 Costa Rica
1740s 4.99 2.56 2.44 Costa Rica
1750s 5.47 2.92 2.55 Costa Rica
1760s 5.99 3.34 2.65 Costa Rica
1770s 6.56 3.82 2.74 Costa Rica
1780s 7.19 4.36 2.82 Costa Rica
1790s 7.87 4.99 2.88 Costa Rica
1800s 8.62 5.7 2.92 Costa Rica
1810s 9.44 6.51 2.93 Costa Rica
1820s 10.34 7.44 2.89 Costa Rica
1830s 11.32 8.51 2.82 Costa Rica
1840s 12.4 9.72 2.68 Costa Rica
1850s 13.58 11.11 2.47 Costa Rica
1860s 14.88 12.7 2.18 Costa Rica
1870s 16.29 14.51 1.78 Costa Rica
1880s 17.85 16.59 1.26 Costa Rica
1890s 19.55 18.96 0.5875 Costa Rica
1900s 21.41 21.67 0.2593 Mexico
1910s 23.45 24.76 1.32 Mexico
1920s 25.68 28.3 2.62 Mexico
1930s 28.12 32.34 4.22 Mexico
1940s 30.8 36.96 6.16 Mexico
1950s 33.68 46.27 12.59 Mexico
1960s 35.47 54.52 19.05 Mexico
1970s 41.04 62.45 21.41 Mexico
1980s 44.9 68.79 23.89 Mexico
1990s 53.15 73.09 19.94 Mexico
2000s 64.41 76.08 11.67 Mexico
2010s 74.64 77.23 2.59 Mexico
2020s 78.64 79.35 0.7017 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 80.04 against 79.73 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.31, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Costa Rica ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 68th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed