Cape Verde has a population density of 337 people per square mile compared to 260.2 people in Costa Rica. Cape Verde has 82,707 sq ft of land per person vs 107,389 sq ft in Costa Rica. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cape Verde and Costa Rica are ranked 72nd and 91st, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cape Verde has 0.006% of the world's population and 0.003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.06% of the population and 0.03% of the land area for Costa Rica, hence the population density in Cape Verde is 29.6% higher than in Costa Rica.
Population density comparison
Cape Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 72/197 | 91/197 |
| Population |
529186
|
5170484
|
| Land area | 1,556 sq mi | 19,714 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 82,645 sq ft | 107,137 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | 16.8% |
| Urban population | 68.4% | 83.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Cape Verde vs Costa Rica:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cape Verde increased by 9.49%, compared to a 22.1% growth in Costa Rica.
In 2004, Cape Verde ranked 65th for population density and is in 72nd place now. Costa Rica was 88th in 2004 and ranks 91st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
|
| 2024 | 337 | 260.2 |
| 2023 | 336 | 259 |
| 2022 | 334 | 257.8 |
| 2021 | 332 | 256.7 |
| 2020 | 331 | 255.4 |
| 2019 | 330 | 253.6 |
| 2018 | 330 | 251.5 |
| 2017 | 330 | 249.2 |
| 2016 | 329 | 246.9 |
| 2015 | 329 | 244.4 |
| 2014 | 329 | 241.8 |
| 2013 | 329 | 239.2 |
| 2012 | 329 | 236.6 |
| 2011 | 329 | 233.8 |
| 2010 | 328 | 231.1 |
| 2009 | 325 | 228.2 |
| 2008 | 322 | 225.2 |
| 2007 | 319 | 222.2 |
| 2006 | 315 | 219.2 |
| 2005 | 312 | 216.1 |
| 2004 | 308 | 213 |
| 2003 | 304 | 209.9 |
| 2002 | 300 | 206.7 |
| 2001 | 295.8 | 203.4 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 199.7 |
| 1999 | 287 | 195.9 |
| 1998 | 282.6 | 191.9 |
| 1997 | 278.1 | 187.8 |
| 1996 | 273.5 | 183.6 |
| 1995 | 268.7 | 179.3 |
| 1994 | 263.6 | 175.1 |
| 1993 | 258.3 | 170.8 |
| 1992 | 252.8 | 166.6 |
| 1991 | 247.2 | 162.4 |
| 1990 | 241.3 | 158.3 |
| 1989 | 236.4 | 154.4 |
| 1988 | 232.9 | 150.6 |
| 1987 | 229.6 | 146.7 |
| 1986 | 226.4 | 142.9 |
| 1985 | 223.2 | 139.1 |
| 1984 | 220.1 | 135.3 |
| 1983 | 217 | 131.6 |
| 1982 | 213.8 | 128.1 |
| 1981 | 210.7 | 124.6 |
| 1980 | 207.8 | 121.3 |
| 1979 | 205.3 | 118 |
| 1978 | 203.2 | 114.9 |
| 1977 | 201.1 | 111.8 |
| 1976 | 198.9 | 108.9 |
| 1975 | 196.6 | 106.2 |
| 1974 | 194.5 | 103.5 |
| 1973 | 192.7 | 100.9 |
| 1972 | 191.1 | 98.3 |
| 1971 | 189 | 95.8 |
| 1970 | 185 | 93.3 |
| 1969 | 179.5 | 90.8 |
| 1968 | 173.6 | 88.2 |
| 1967 | 168 | 85.7 |
| 1966 | 162.6 | 83.1 |
| 1965 | 157.4 | 80.5 |
| 1964 | 152.3 | 77.8 |
| 1963 | 147.4 | 75.2 |
| 1962 | 142.6 | 72.5 |
| 1961 | 138.2 | 69.9 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
Costa Rica
|
|
| 2024 | 68.4% | 83.2% |
| 2023 | 68% | 82.6% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | 82% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | 81.4% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | 80.8% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 80.1% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | 79.3% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | 78.6% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | 77.7% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | 76.9% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | 75% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | 73.9% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | 61% | 70.6% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | 69.4% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | 68.2% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | 66.9% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | 64.4% |
| 2003 | 56% | 63.1% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | 61.8% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | 60.4% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 59.1% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 58.2% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | 57.3% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | 56.4% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | 55.5% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | 54.6% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | 53.7% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | 52.7% |
| 1992 | 46% | 51.8% |
| 1991 | 45% | 50.9% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | 50% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | 49.1% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | 48.2% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | 47.3% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | 46.4% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | 45.4% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | 44.5% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | 44.2% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | 43.8% |
| 1981 | 25% | 43.5% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | 43.1% |
| 1979 | 23% | 42.7% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | 42.4% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | 42% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | 41.7% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | 41.3% |
| 1974 | 21% | 41% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | 40.7% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | 40.1% |
| 1971 | 19.9% | 39.4% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | 38.8% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | 38.2% |
| 1968 | 19% | 37.6% |
| 1967 | 18.7% | 37% |
| 1966 | 18.4% | 36.4% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 35.8% |
| 1964 | 17.8% | 35.2% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 16.9% | 34.3% |
| 1960 | 16.7% | 34.3% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56.8% to 68.4% in Cape Verde and from 64.4% to 83.2% in Costa Rica.
Densely populated cities
|
Cape Verde
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
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