Costa Rica vs United States: Rural population, per capita
Costa Rica
0.2027 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.1981 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
158th
United States rank
160th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2027 units per person against 0.1981 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0046 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 158th and United States ranks 160th of 216 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6453 units per person | 0.2808 units per person | 0.3645 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5896 units per person | 0.2639 units per person | 0.3257 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.551 units per person | 0.257 units per person | 0.2939 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4685 units per person | 0.23 units per person | 0.2385 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.3559 units per person | 0.1999 units per person | 0.156 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2536 units per person | 0.1948 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2136 units per person | 0.1993 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Costa Rica or United States?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2027 units per person against 0.1981 units per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.0046 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th and United States ranks 160th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.