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
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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About this data
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.