Costa Rica has a population density of 260.2 people per square mile compared to 114.1 people in Mozambique. Costa Rica has 107,389 sq ft of land per person vs 249,142 sq ft in Mozambique. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Costa Rica and Mozambique are ranked 91st and 144th, 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 0.43% of the population and 0.53% of the land area for Mozambique, hence the population density in Costa Rica is 128.1% higher than in Mozambique.
Population density comparison
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 114.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 91/197 | 144/197 |
| Population |
5170484
|
36441519
|
| Land area | 19,714 sq mi | 303,623 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,137 sq ft | 244,415 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.8% | 60.7% |
| Urban population | 83.2% | 39.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 6.25% |
Costa Rica vs Mozambique:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Costa Rica increased by 22.1%, compared to a 74.6% growth in Mozambique.
In 2004, Costa Rica ranked 88th for population density and is in 91st place now. Mozambique was 148th in 2004 and ranks 144th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
|
| 2024 | 260.2 | 114.1 |
| 2023 | 259 | 110.8 |
| 2022 | 257.8 | 107.6 |
| 2021 | 256.7 | 104.4 |
| 2020 | 255.4 | 101.4 |
| 2019 | 253.6 | 98.4 |
| 2018 | 251.5 | 95.6 |
| 2017 | 249.2 | 92.8 |
| 2016 | 246.9 | 90 |
| 2015 | 244.4 | 87.4 |
| 2014 | 241.8 | 84.9 |
| 2013 | 239.2 | 82.5 |
| 2012 | 236.6 | 80.2 |
| 2011 | 233.8 | 77.9 |
| 2010 | 231.1 | 75.7 |
| 2009 | 228.2 | 73.7 |
| 2008 | 225.2 | 71.9 |
| 2007 | 222.2 | 70.1 |
| 2006 | 219.2 | 68.5 |
| 2005 | 216.1 | 66.9 |
| 2004 | 213 | 65.3 |
| 2003 | 209.9 | 63.9 |
| 2002 | 206.7 | 62.4 |
| 2001 | 203.4 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 199.7 | 59.7 |
| 1999 | 195.9 | 58.4 |
| 1998 | 191.9 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 187.8 | 55.8 |
| 1996 | 183.6 | 54.3 |
| 1995 | 179.3 | 52.6 |
| 1994 | 175.1 | 49.5 |
| 1993 | 170.8 | 46.3 |
| 1992 | 166.6 | 44.8 |
| 1991 | 162.4 | 44 |
| 1990 | 158.3 | 43.1 |
| 1989 | 154.4 | 42.5 |
| 1988 | 150.6 | 42.2 |
| 1987 | 146.7 | 42.2 |
| 1986 | 142.9 | 42.1 |
| 1985 | 139.1 | 41.3 |
| 1984 | 135.3 | 40.6 |
| 1983 | 131.6 | 39.8 |
| 1982 | 128.1 | 38.9 |
| 1981 | 124.6 | 38.1 |
| 1980 | 121.3 | 37.3 |
| 1979 | 118 | 36.3 |
| 1978 | 114.9 | 35 |
| 1977 | 111.8 | 33.7 |
| 1976 | 108.9 | 32.5 |
| 1975 | 106.2 | 31.4 |
| 1974 | 103.5 | 30.4 |
| 1973 | 100.9 | 29.5 |
| 1972 | 98.3 | 28.6 |
| 1971 | 95.8 | 27.9 |
| 1970 | 93.3 | 27.2 |
| 1969 | 90.8 | 26.6 |
| 1968 | 88.2 | 26 |
| 1967 | 85.7 | 25.4 |
| 1966 | 83.1 | 24.9 |
| 1965 | 80.5 | 24.4 |
| 1964 | 77.8 | 23.9 |
| 1963 | 75.2 | 23.4 |
| 1962 | 72.5 | 23 |
| 1961 | 69.9 | 22.5 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
|
| 2024 | 83.2% | 39.3% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | 38.8% |
| 2022 | 82% | 38.2% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | 37.6% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 37.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | 36.5% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | 36% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | 35.5% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | 34.9% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | 34.4% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | 33.9% |
| 2013 | 75% | 33.4% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | 32.8% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | 32.3% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | 31.8% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | 31.3% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | 30.8% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | 30.4% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | 30.2% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | 30% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | 29.8% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | 29.6% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | 29.5% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | 29.3% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | 29.1% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | 28.7% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | 28.5% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | 28% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | 27.5% |
| 1994 | 53.7% | 27% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | 26.5% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | 26% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | 25.5% |
| 1990 | 50% | 25% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | 23.5% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | 22.2% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | 20.8% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | 19.5% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | 18.3% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | 17.2% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | 16.1% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | 15% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | 14.1% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | 13.2% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | 12.7% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | 12.2% |
| 1977 | 42% | 11.7% |
| 1976 | 41.7% | 11.3% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | 10.9% |
| 1974 | 41% | 10.5% |
| 1973 | 40.7% | 10.1% |
| 1972 | 40.1% | 9.67% |
| 1971 | 39.4% | 9.3% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | 8.99% |
| 1969 | 38.2% | 8.75% |
| 1968 | 37.6% | 8.52% |
| 1967 | 37% | 8.3% |
| 1966 | 36.4% | 8.07% |
| 1965 | 35.8% | 7.86% |
| 1964 | 35.2% | 7.65% |
| 1963 | 34.6% | 7.45% |
| 1962 | 34.4% | 7.25% |
| 1961 | 34.3% | 7.05% |
| 1960 | 34.3% | 6.87% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 64.4% to 83.2% in Costa Rica and from 29.8% to 39.3% in Mozambique.
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