Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Urban area over the long-term
Afghanistan
947.56 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Costa Rica
1,053 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
96th
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1,053 km² per grid cell against 947.56 km² per grid cell in Afghanistan, a difference of 105.44 km² per grid cell.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 29 and Costa Rica in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0035 km² per grid cell | 0.003 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 0.0015 km² per grid cell | 0.0113 km² per grid cell | 0.0099 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 0.0046 km² per grid cell | 0.0371 km² per grid cell | 0.0325 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.1213 km² per grid cell | 0.1116 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 0.0312 km² per grid cell | 0.3971 km² per grid cell | 0.3659 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 0.0999 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 0.3746 km² per grid cell | 0.0693 km² per grid cell | 0.3053 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 1.12 km² per grid cell | 0.5912 km² per grid cell | 0.5327 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 0.7206 km² per grid cell | 1.36 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 2.39 km² per grid cell | 0.854 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 2.75 km² per grid cell | 1.01 km² per grid cell | 1.74 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 1.2 km² per grid cell | 1.97 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 3.64 km² per grid cell | 1.42 km² per grid cell | 2.22 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 4.19 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 2.51 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 4.82 km² per grid cell | 2 km² per grid cell | 2.83 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 5.55 km² per grid cell | 2.36 km² per grid cell | 3.18 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 6.38 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 3.58 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 7.35 km² per grid cell | 3.32 km² per grid cell | 4.03 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 8.45 km² per grid cell | 4.06 km² per grid cell | 4.39 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 9.72 km² per grid cell | 4.97 km² per grid cell | 4.75 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 11.3 km² per grid cell | 6.43 km² per grid cell | 4.87 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | 13.42 km² per grid cell | 8.43 km² per grid cell | 5 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | 15.94 km² per grid cell | 10.78 km² per grid cell | 5.16 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 18.93 km² per grid cell | 13.49 km² per grid cell | 5.44 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 22.48 km² per grid cell | 18.41 km² per grid cell | 4.06 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 27.09 km² per grid cell | 24.8 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 33.01 km² per grid cell | 30.21 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 40.24 km² per grid cell | 36.09 km² per grid cell | 4.14 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 49.03 km² per grid cell | 39.15 km² per grid cell | 9.88 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 60 km² per grid cell | 41.27 km² per grid cell | 18.73 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 72.73 km² per grid cell | 41.27 km² per grid cell | 31.46 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 86.64 km² per grid cell | 49.15 km² per grid cell | 37.49 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 116.91 km² per grid cell | 87.77 km² per grid cell | 29.14 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 159.84 km² per grid cell | 132.09 km² per grid cell | 27.75 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 211.91 km² per grid cell | 208.04 km² per grid cell | 3.87 km² per grid cell | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 199.12 km² per grid cell | 317.71 km² per grid cell | 118.59 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 245.38 km² per grid cell | 498.08 km² per grid cell | 252.7 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 379.15 km² per grid cell | 712.16 km² per grid cell | 333.02 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 609.39 km² per grid cell | 881.12 km² per grid cell | 271.73 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 851.1 km² per grid cell | 1,015 km² per grid cell | 163.85 km² per grid cell | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1,053 km² per grid cell against 947.56 km² per grid cell in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 105.44 km² per grid cell, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.