Costa Rica vs Northern Mariana Islands: Population density
Population density over time
- Costa Rica
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.99 people per sq. km of land area against 98.14 people per sq. km of land area in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 1.85 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 106th of 216 countries.
Northern Mariana Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.21 people per sq. km of land area | 112.56 people per sq. km of land area | 43.34 people per sq. km of land area | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per sq. km of land area | 136.29 people per sq. km of land area | 53.52 people per sq. km of land area | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per sq. km of land area | 112.03 people per sq. km of land area | 18.28 people per sq. km of land area | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 99.3 people per sq. km of land area | 100.94 people per sq. km of land area | 1.64 people per sq. km of land area | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Costa Rica or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Costa Rica, at 99.99 people per sq. km of land area against 98.14 people per sq. km of land area in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1.85 people per sq. km of land area, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 106th 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.