Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Costa Rica
1.50 million
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.63 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
105th
Zimbabwe rank
102nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.63 million against 1.50 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 130,380.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 282,884 | 314,025 | 31,141 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 432,413 | 517,941 | 85,529 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 618,489 | 772,551 | 154,062 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 863,912 | 1.23 million | 365,957 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 1.44 million | 333,684 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.50 million | 208,900 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.57 million | 122,543 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Costa Rica or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.63 million against 1.50 million in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 130,380, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. 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 one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.