Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Population in the largest city
Costa Rica
36.6%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
37.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
49th
Population in the largest city over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 37.0% against 36.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 21.4% | 29.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 50.7% | 26.6% | 24.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 26.6% | 24.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 27.5% | 19.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 42.0% | 1.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 33.3% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.8% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 37.0% against 36.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th 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.