Costa Rica vs Spain: Population, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
99.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
96.75 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Spain rank
84th
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.99 units per square kilometre against 96.75 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 3.24 units 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 81st and Spain ranks 84th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.04 units per square kilometre | 64.06 units per square kilometre | 33.02 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 40.6 units per square kilometre | 71.14 units per square kilometre | 30.54 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 53.07 units per square kilometre | 76.7 units per square kilometre | 23.63 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 68.4 units per square kilometre | 79.33 units per square kilometre | 10.92 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 82.77 units per square kilometre | 86.89 units per square kilometre | 4.12 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 93.75 units per square kilometre | 93.33 units per square kilometre | 0.419 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.3 units per square kilometre | 95.53 units per square kilometre | 3.77 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 99.99 units per square kilometre against 96.75 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 3.24 units 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, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Spain ranks 84th 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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About this data
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.