Costa Rica vs Iraq: Population, female, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
50.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
51.74 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Iraq rank
101st

Population, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iraq
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 51.74 units per square kilometre against 50.58 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.16 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Iraq ranks 101st of 215 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 15.43 units per square kilometre 9.54 units per square kilometre 5.89 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 20.19 units per square kilometre 13.12 units per square kilometre 7.07 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 26.43 units per square kilometre 17.87 units per square kilometre 8.56 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 34.25 units per square kilometre 23.61 units per square kilometre 10.64 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 41.72 units per square kilometre 31.58 units per square kilometre 10.14 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 47.33 units per square kilometre 42.12 units per square kilometre 5.21 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 50.2 units per square kilometre 50.06 units per square kilometre 0.1408 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iraq?
Iraq, at 51.74 units per square kilometre against 50.58 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, female, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iraq?
1.16 units per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iraq?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iraq rank globally for population, female, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Iraq ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.