Cambodia vs Costa Rica: Population density
Population density over time
- Cambodia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.99 people per sq. km of land area against 98.71 people per sq. km of land area in Cambodia, a difference of 1.28 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.44 people per sq. km of land area | 31.04 people per sq. km of land area | 3.4 people per sq. km of land area | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 35.2 people per sq. km of land area | 40.6 people per sq. km of land area | 5.4 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 34.09 people per sq. km of land area | 53.07 people per sq. km of land area | 18.98 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 55.37 people per sq. km of land area | 68.4 people per sq. km of land area | 13.03 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 75.64 people per sq. km of land area | 82.77 people per sq. km of land area | 7.13 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 87.83 people per sq. km of land area | 93.75 people per sq. km of land area | 5.92 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.77 people per sq. km of land area | 99.3 people per sq. km of land area | 2.54 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Cambodia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 99.99 people per sq. km of land area against 98.71 people per sq. km of land area in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Cambodia and Costa Rica?
- 1.28 people per sq. km of land area, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Costa Rica rank globally for population density?
- Cambodia ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.