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

Costa Rica
0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.085 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
64th
Ghana rank
63rd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Ghana
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.085 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0013 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 64th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0167 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0182 1000 No per square kilometre 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre 0.029 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0714 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0646 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0812 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 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. — urban population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.085 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Ghana?
0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.