Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita
Costa Rica
0.2916 units per person
in 2025
Ecuador
0.2877 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
39th
Ecuador rank
40th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2916 units per person against 0.2877 units per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0039 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1809 units per person | 0.1833 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.2081 units per person | 0.2124 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.2279 units per person | 0.2443 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.2469 units per person | 0.2606 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.2723 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2691 units per person | 0.2743 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2849 units per person | 0.2826 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2916 units per person against 0.2877 units per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.0039 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.