Costa Rica vs Cuba: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 105.78 people per sq. km of land area against 101.46 people per sq. km of land area in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.32 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Cuba ranks 101st of 216 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.04 people per sq. km of land area | 74.75 people per sq. km of land area | 43.7 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
| 1970s | 40.6 people per sq. km of land area | 87.27 people per sq. km of land area | 46.67 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
| 1980s | 53.07 people per sq. km of land area | 94.35 people per sq. km of land area | 41.28 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
| 1990s | 68.4 people per sq. km of land area | 101.35 people per sq. km of land area | 32.95 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per sq. km of land area | 105.33 people per sq. km of land area | 22.55 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per sq. km of land area | 107.58 people per sq. km of land area | 13.83 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
| 2020s | 100.33 people per sq. km of land area | 106.66 people per sq. km of land area | 6.34 people per sq. km of land area | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 105.78 people per sq. km of land area against 101.46 people per sq. km of land area in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 4.32 people per sq. km of land area, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Cuba ranks 101st 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.