Costa Rica has a population density of 260.2 people per square mile compared to 614 people in the Dominican Republic. Costa Rica has 107,389 sq ft of land per person vs 45,844 sq ft in the Dominican Republic. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic are ranked 91st and 49th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Costa Rica has 0.06% of the world's population and 0.03% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.14% of the population and 0.03% of the land area for the Dominican Republic, hence the population density in Costa Rica is 57.6% lower than in the Dominican Republic.
Population density comparison
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 614 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 91/197 | 49/197 |
| Population |
5170484
|
11591984
|
| Land area | 19,714 sq mi | 18,609 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,137 sq ft | 45,399 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.8% | 15% |
| Urban population | 83.2% | 85% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 21.6% |
Costa Rica vs the Dominican Republic:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Costa Rica increased by 22.1%, compared to a 25.8% growth in the Dominican Republic.
In 2004, Costa Rica ranked 88th for population density and is in 91st place now. The Dominican Republic was 43rd in 2004 and ranks 49th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
| 2024 | 260.2 | 614 |
| 2023 | 259 | 609 |
| 2022 | 257.8 | 603 |
| 2021 | 256.7 | 598 |
| 2020 | 255.4 | 592 |
| 2019 | 253.6 | 585 |
| 2018 | 251.5 | 578 |
| 2017 | 249.2 | 572 |
| 2016 | 246.9 | 566 |
| 2015 | 244.4 | 559 |
| 2014 | 241.8 | 553 |
| 2013 | 239.2 | 547 |
| 2012 | 236.6 | 540 |
| 2011 | 233.8 | 533 |
| 2010 | 231.1 | 526 |
| 2009 | 228.2 | 520 |
| 2008 | 225.2 | 513 |
| 2007 | 222.2 | 507 |
| 2006 | 219.2 | 501 |
| 2005 | 216.1 | 495 |
| 2004 | 213 | 488 |
| 2003 | 209.9 | 481 |
| 2002 | 206.7 | 475 |
| 2001 | 203.4 | 468 |
| 2000 | 199.7 | 460 |
| 1999 | 195.9 | 453 |
| 1998 | 191.9 | 446 |
| 1997 | 187.8 | 438 |
| 1996 | 183.6 | 431 |
| 1995 | 179.3 | 423 |
| 1994 | 175.1 | 415 |
| 1993 | 170.8 | 407 |
| 1992 | 166.6 | 399 |
| 1991 | 162.4 | 391 |
| 1990 | 158.3 | 383 |
| 1989 | 154.4 | 375 |
| 1988 | 150.6 | 368 |
| 1987 | 146.7 | 360 |
| 1986 | 142.9 | 352 |
| 1985 | 139.1 | 345 |
| 1984 | 135.3 | 337 |
| 1983 | 131.6 | 330 |
| 1982 | 128.1 | 322 |
| 1981 | 124.6 | 315 |
| 1980 | 121.3 | 307 |
| 1979 | 118 | 299.7 |
| 1978 | 114.9 | 292.3 |
| 1977 | 111.8 | 285 |
| 1976 | 108.9 | 277.7 |
| 1975 | 106.2 | 270.6 |
| 1974 | 103.5 | 263.5 |
| 1973 | 100.9 | 256.4 |
| 1972 | 98.3 | 249.4 |
| 1971 | 95.8 | 242.6 |
| 1970 | 93.3 | 235.9 |
| 1969 | 90.8 | 229.3 |
| 1968 | 88.2 | 222.9 |
| 1967 | 85.7 | 216.5 |
| 1966 | 83.1 | 210.3 |
| 1965 | 80.5 | 204.2 |
| 1964 | 77.8 | 198.3 |
| 1963 | 75.2 | 192.4 |
| 1962 | 72.5 | 186.6 |
| 1961 | 69.9 | 180.8 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
| 2024 | 83.2% | 85% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | 84.4% |
| 2022 | 82% | 83.8% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | 83.2% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 82.5% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | 81.8% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | 81.1% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | 80.3% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | 79.4% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | 78.6% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 75% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | 75.8% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | 74.8% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | 73.8% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | 71.3% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | 70% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | 68.7% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | 67.4% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | 66% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | 64.6% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | 63.4% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | 62.6% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | 61.8% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | 60.9% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | 60.1% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | 59.3% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | 58.4% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | 57.6% |
| 1994 | 53.7% | 56.8% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | 56% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | 55.8% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | 55.5% |
| 1990 | 50% | 55.2% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | 55% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | 54.7% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | 54.4% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | 54.1% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | 53.9% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | 53.6% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | 53.3% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | 53.1% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | 52.4% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | 51.3% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | 50.2% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | 49.1% |
| 1977 | 42% | 47.9% |
| 1976 | 41.7% | 46.8% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | 45.7% |
| 1974 | 41% | 44.6% |
| 1973 | 40.7% | 43.5% |
| 1972 | 40.1% | 42.4% |
| 1971 | 39.4% | 41.4% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | 40.3% |
| 1969 | 38.2% | 39.2% |
| 1968 | 37.6% | 38.2% |
| 1967 | 37% | 37.1% |
| 1966 | 36.4% | 36.1% |
| 1965 | 35.8% | 35.1% |
| 1964 | 35.2% | 34% |
| 1963 | 34.6% | 33.1% |
| 1962 | 34.4% | 32.1% |
| 1961 | 34.3% | 31.1% |
| 1960 | 34.3% | 30.2% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 64.4% to 83.2% in Costa Rica and from 66% to 85% in the Dominican Republic.
Densely populated cities
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
|
Dominican Republic
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1.34M |
| Santo Domingo | 1.13M |
| Puerto Plata | 338K |
| La Vega | 282K |
| Higuey | 251K |
| San Cristobal | 233K |
| San Pedro de Macoris | 217K |
| San Francisco de Macoris | 188K |
| San Juan de la Maguana | 169K |
| Bonao | 158K |
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