Costa Rica has a population density of 260.2 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Costa Rica has 107,389 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Costa Rica and the Vatican are ranked 91st and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Costa Rica is 95.6% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Costa Rica
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 91/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
5170484
|
949
|
| Land area | 19,714 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,137 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.8% | n/a |
| Urban population | 83.2% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Costa Rica vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Costa Rica increased by 27%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Costa Rica ranked 91st for population density and is in 91st place still. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 260.2 | - |
| 2023 | 259 | - |
| 2022 | 257.8 | - |
| 2021 | 256.7 | - |
| 2020 | 255.4 | - |
| 2019 | 253.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 251.5 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 249.2 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 246.9 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 244.4 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 241.8 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 239.2 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 236.6 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 233.8 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 231.1 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 228.2 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 225.2 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 222.2 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 219.2 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 216.1 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 213 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 209.9 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 206.7 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 203.4 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 199.7 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 195.9 | - |
| 1998 | 191.9 | - |
| 1997 | 187.8 | - |
| 1996 | 183.6 | - |
| 1995 | 179.3 | - |
| 1994 | 175.1 | - |
| 1993 | 170.8 | - |
| 1992 | 166.6 | - |
| 1991 | 162.4 | - |
| 1990 | 158.3 | - |
| 1989 | 154.4 | - |
| 1988 | 150.6 | - |
| 1987 | 146.7 | - |
| 1986 | 142.9 | - |
| 1985 | 139.1 | - |
| 1984 | 135.3 | - |
| 1983 | 131.6 | - |
| 1982 | 128.1 | - |
| 1981 | 124.6 | - |
| 1980 | 121.3 | - |
| 1979 | 118 | - |
| 1978 | 114.9 | - |
| 1977 | 111.8 | - |
| 1976 | 108.9 | - |
| 1975 | 106.2 | - |
| 1974 | 103.5 | - |
| 1973 | 100.9 | - |
| 1972 | 98.3 | - |
| 1971 | 95.8 | - |
| 1970 | 93.3 | - |
| 1969 | 90.8 | - |
| 1968 | 88.2 | - |
| 1967 | 85.7 | - |
| 1966 | 83.1 | - |
| 1965 | 80.5 | - |
| 1964 | 77.8 | - |
| 1963 | 75.2 | - |
| 1962 | 72.5 | - |
| 1961 | 69.9 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
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