Belarus vs Costa Rica: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Belarus
79.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
79.7%
in 2025
Belarus rank
72nd
Costa Rica rank
71st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belarus
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.7% against 79.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belarus ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.4% | 33.7% | 7.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 37.6% | 35.5% | 2.1% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 41.0% | 8.8% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 44.9% | 16.4% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 53.1% | 14.8% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 64.4% | 7.6% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 74.6% | 1.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 78.6% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Belarus or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 79.7% against 79.5% in Belarus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Costa Rica?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Costa Rica rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Belarus ranks 72nd and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.