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

Costa Rica
50.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
49.25 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Spain rank
105th

Population, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 50.58 units per square kilometre against 49.25 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 1.33 units per square kilometre.

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

Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 105th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 15.43 units per square kilometre 32.86 units per square kilometre 17.43 units per square kilometre Spain
1970s 20.19 units per square kilometre 36.32 units per square kilometre 16.13 units per square kilometre Spain
1980s 26.43 units per square kilometre 39.04 units per square kilometre 12.61 units per square kilometre Spain
1990s 34.25 units per square kilometre 40.4 units per square kilometre 6.16 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 41.72 units per square kilometre 44.02 units per square kilometre 2.3 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 47.33 units per square kilometre 47.35 units per square kilometre 0.017 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 50.2 units per square kilometre 48.62 units per square kilometre 1.58 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 Spain?
Costa Rica, at 50.58 units per square kilometre against 49.25 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, female, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
1.33 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for population, female, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 105th 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.