Angola vs Costa Rica: Population in the largest city
Angola
35.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica
36.6%
in 2025
Angola rank
54th
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Angola
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 36.6% against 35.9% in Angola, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Angola ranks 54th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 51.0% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 50.7% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 50.8% | 15.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 46.5% | 12.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 40.8% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 36.1% | 2.5% | Angola |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.2% | 0.1% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Angola or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 36.6% against 35.9% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Angola and Costa Rica?
- 0.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Costa Rica rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Angola ranks 54th and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.