What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?

0 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Urban area long term, per capita

Costa Rica

0.0002 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.0002 units per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

41st

United Kingdom rank

42nd

Urban area long term, per capita over time

Costa Rica
United Kingdom

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 189 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0001 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0001 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0001 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0002 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0 units per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area long term, per capita, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?: Costa Rica, at 0.0002 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?: 0 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for urban area long term, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban area long term, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.