Burundi vs Costa Rica: Population in the largest city
Burundi
36.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
36.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
53rd
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Population in the largest city over time
- Burundi
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 36.6% against 36.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 53rd and Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 153 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.5% | 51.0% | 43.5% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 93.1% | 50.7% | 42.4% | Burundi |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 50.8% | 25.8% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 46.5% | 18.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 40.8% | 18.8% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 36.1% | 11.4% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 36.2% | 1.8% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Burundi or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 36.6% against 36.5% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Costa Rica rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Burundi ranks 53rd 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.