Costa Rica vs Low income: Urban population, male

Costa Rica
38.5%
in 2015
Low income
15.9%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
45th
Low income rank
47th

Urban population, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Low income
10203040198019972015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 38.5% against 15.9% in Low income, a difference of 22.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.4 times Low income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 45th and Low income ranks 47th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 21.6% 10.8% 10.8% Costa Rica
1990s 25.8% 12.6% 13.1% Costa Rica
2000s 31.1% 14.0% 17.2% Costa Rica
2010s 37.2% 15.5% 21.7% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, male, Costa Rica or Low income?
Costa Rica, at 38.5% against 15.9% in Low income as of 2015.
What is the difference in urban population, male between Costa Rica and Low income?
22.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Low income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Low income rank globally for urban population, male?
Costa Rica ranks 45th and Low income ranks 47th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 1,928 data points, 1980–2015
Last refreshed

Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.