Costa Rica vs Philippines: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.5245 % change on previous year
in 2025
Philippines
0.5792 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Philippines rank
70th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.5792 % change on previous year against 0.5245 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0547 % change on previous year.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Philippines ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Philippines ranks 70th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1637 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1.13 % change on previous year | 0.6299 % change on previous year | 0.5038 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.6137 % change on previous year | 0.5264 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.6071 % change on previous year | 0.5306 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.8096 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.93 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 0.57 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9444 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 0.9953 % change on previous year | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.5722 % change on previous year | 0.6284 % change on previous year | 0.0562 % change on previous year | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.5792 % change on previous year against 0.5245 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 0.0547 % change on previous year, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Philippines?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Philippines rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Philippines ranks 70th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.