Costa Rica vs Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Costa Rica
0.1 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0959 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Spain rank
95th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0959 1000 No per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0041 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 92nd and Spain ranks 95th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.031 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0642 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0332 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0711 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0305 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0769 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.0684 1000 No per square kilometre 0.08 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0828 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0875 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0937 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0939 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0993 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0956 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0037 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. — total population - both sexes, per square, Costa Rica or Spain?
Costa Rica, at 0.1 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0959 1000 No per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0041 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. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 95th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, 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. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.