How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Iraq: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square

Costa Rica

0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Iraq

0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

92nd

Iraq rank

90th

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

Costa Rica
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre.

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

Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Iraq ranks 90th of 191 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0154 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre	Costa Rica
1970s	0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre	Costa Rica
1980s	0.0264 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0236 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0417 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0101 1000 No per square kilometre	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0473 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0421 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre	Costa Rica
2020s	0.0502 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0501 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0001 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 - female, per square, Costa Rica or Iraq?: Iraq, at 0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square between Costa Rica and Iraq?: 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - female, per square?: Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Iraq ranks 90th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, 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 - Female, 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, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 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.