Costa Rica vs Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
119th
Spain rank
121st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 119th and Spain ranks 121st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0287 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0201 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0311 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0288 1000 No per square kilometre 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0191 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0183 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 119th and Spain ranks 121st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.