Costa Rica vs Spain: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0807 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0832 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
77th
Spain rank
75th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
00.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0832 units per square kilometre against 0.0807 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Spain ranks 75th of 186 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0451 units per square kilometre 0.0663 units per square kilometre 0.0212 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0596 units per square kilometre 0.0747 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0724 units per square kilometre 0.0799 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0794 units per square kilometre 0.0825 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0832 units per square kilometre against 0.0807 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0025 units per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Spain ranks 75th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.