Costa Rica vs Hungary: Population, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
99.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
105.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Hungary rank
78th

Population, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Hungary
20406080100120196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 105.11 units per square kilometre against 99.99 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.12 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Hungary ranks 78th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 31.04 units per square kilometre 112.81 units per square kilometre 81.77 units per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 40.6 units per square kilometre 116.93 units per square kilometre 76.33 units per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 53.07 units per square kilometre 118.44 units per square kilometre 65.37 units per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 68.4 units per square kilometre 114.92 units per square kilometre 46.52 units per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 82.77 units per square kilometre 112.67 units per square kilometre 29.89 units per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 93.75 units per square kilometre 108.05 units per square kilometre 14.3 units per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 99.3 units per square kilometre 105.46 units per square kilometre 6.16 units per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Hungary?
Hungary, at 105.11 units per square kilometre against 99.99 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Hungary?
5.12 units per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Hungary ranks 78th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 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, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,641 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.