Costa Rica has a population density of 260.2 people per square mile compared to 1,675 people in Taiwan. Costa Rica has 107,389 sq ft of land per person vs 16,641 sq ft in Taiwan. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Costa Rica and Taiwan are ranked 91st and 10th, 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 0.29% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Taiwan, hence the population density in Costa Rica is 84.5% lower than in Taiwan.
Population density comparison
Costa Rica
|
Taiwan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 91/197 | 10/197 |
| Population |
5170484
|
23308308
|
| Land area | 19,714 sq mi | 13,976 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,137 sq ft | 16,643 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 83.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 71% |
Costa Rica vs Taiwan:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Costa Rica increased by 22.1%, compared to a 3.37% growth in Taiwan.
In 2004, Costa Rica ranked 88th for population density and is in 91st place now. Taiwan was 8th in 2004 and ranks 10th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Taiwan
|
|
| 2024 | 260.2 | 1,675 |
| 2023 | 259 | 1,670 |
| 2022 | 257.8 | 1,669 |
| 2021 | 256.7 | 1,679 |
| 2020 | 255.4 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 253.6 | 1,688 |
| 2018 | 251.5 | 1,687 |
| 2017 | 249.2 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 246.9 | 1,683 |
| 2015 | 244.4 | 1,679 |
| 2014 | 241.8 | 1,675 |
| 2013 | 239.2 | 1,670 |
| 2012 | 236.6 | 1,665 |
| 2011 | 233.8 | 1,660 |
| 2010 | 231.1 | 1,656 |
| 2009 | 228.2 | 1,651 |
| 2008 | 225.2 | 1,646 |
| 2007 | 222.2 | 1,640 |
| 2006 | 219.2 | 1,633 |
| 2005 | 216.1 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 213 | 1,620 |
| 2003 | 209.9 | 1,614 |
| 2002 | 206.7 | 1,607 |
| 2001 | 203.4 | 1,599 |
| 2000 | 199.7 | 1,587 |
| 1999 | 195.9 | 1,575 |
| 1998 | 191.9 | 1,562 |
| 1997 | 187.8 | 1,548 |
| 1996 | 183.6 | 1,534 |
| 1995 | 179.3 | 1,522 |
| 1994 | 175.1 | 1,509 |
| 1993 | 170.8 | 1,495 |
| 1992 | 166.6 | 1,481 |
| 1991 | 162.4 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 158.3 | 1,451 |
| 1989 | 154.4 | 1,435 |
| 1988 | 150.6 | 1,420 |
| 1987 | 146.7 | 1,404 |
| 1986 | 142.9 | 1,389 |
| 1985 | 139.1 | 1,373 |
| 1984 | 135.3 | 1,354 |
| 1983 | 131.6 | 1,335 |
| 1982 | 128.1 | 1,313 |
| 1981 | 124.6 | 1,290 |
| 1980 | 121.3 | 1,267 |
| 1979 | 118 | 1,243 |
| 1978 | 114.9 | 1,219 |
| 1977 | 111.8 | 1,197 |
| 1976 | 108.9 | 1,174 |
| 1975 | 106.2 | 1,150 |
| 1974 | 103.5 | 1,129 |
| 1973 | 100.9 | 1,109 |
| 1972 | 98.3 | 1,089 |
| 1971 | 95.8 | 1,067 |
| 1970 | 93.3 | 1,043 |
| 1969 | 90.8 | 1,007 |
| 1968 | 88.2 | 969 |
| 1967 | 85.7 | 945 |
| 1966 | 83.1 | 921 |
| 1965 | 80.5 | 895 |
| 1964 | 77.8 | 868 |
| 1963 | 75.2 | 842 |
| 1962 | 72.5 | 815 |
| 1961 | 69.9 | 789 |
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