Costa Rica vs Spain: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 101.46 people per sq. km of land area against 97.76 people per sq. km of land area in Spain, a difference of 3.7 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 104th and Spain ranks 107th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.04 people per sq. km of land area | 64.06 people per sq. km of land area | 33.02 people per sq. km of land area | Spain |
| 1970s | 40.6 people per sq. km of land area | 71.14 people per sq. km of land area | 30.54 people per sq. km of land area | Spain |
| 1980s | 53.07 people per sq. km of land area | 76.7 people per sq. km of land area | 23.63 people per sq. km of land area | Spain |
| 1990s | 68.4 people per sq. km of land area | 79.33 people per sq. km of land area | 10.92 people per sq. km of land area | Spain |
| 2000s | 82.77 people per sq. km of land area | 86.89 people per sq. km of land area | 4.12 people per sq. km of land area | Spain |
| 2010s | 93.75 people per sq. km of land area | 93.33 people per sq. km of land area | 0.419 people per sq. km of land area | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 100.33 people per sq. km of land area | 95.98 people per sq. km of land area | 4.35 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, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 101.46 people per sq. km of land area against 97.76 people per sq. km of land area in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 3.7 people per sq. km of land area, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for population density?
- Costa Rica ranks 104th and Spain ranks 107th 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.