Information
Largest Cities -
1. San Jose
2. Alajuela
3. Cartago
4. Heredia
5. Puntarenas
Rank Size Rule -
(Not greater metro area)
1. San Jose: 288 thousand
2. Alajuela:
Estimate: 144 thousand
Exact: 255 thousand
3. Cartago
Estimate: 96 thousand
Exact: 148 thousand
4. Heredia
Estimate: 72 thousand
Exact: 124 thousand
5. Puntarenas
Estimate: 58 thousand
Exact: 115 thousand
Does this validate the rank-size rule?
No, Costa Rica does not follow the rank-size rule. The largest city (San Jose) is only 30 thousand people larger than the second one. Another thing that shows that Costa Rica doesn't follow the rule is the fact that the other smaller cities (3-5) are very close in population. Because of those reasons, Costa Rica does not validate the rank-size rule.
Population -
Total Population: 4,872,543
Population Density: 153 people/sq mile
% Urban Population: 76.8%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: _________
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.74%
Other -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 99.6%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 95.2%
1. San Jose
2. Alajuela
3. Cartago
4. Heredia
5. Puntarenas
Rank Size Rule -
(Not greater metro area)
1. San Jose: 288 thousand
2. Alajuela:
Estimate: 144 thousand
Exact: 255 thousand
3. Cartago
Estimate: 96 thousand
Exact: 148 thousand
4. Heredia
Estimate: 72 thousand
Exact: 124 thousand
5. Puntarenas
Estimate: 58 thousand
Exact: 115 thousand
Does this validate the rank-size rule?
No, Costa Rica does not follow the rank-size rule. The largest city (San Jose) is only 30 thousand people larger than the second one. Another thing that shows that Costa Rica doesn't follow the rule is the fact that the other smaller cities (3-5) are very close in population. Because of those reasons, Costa Rica does not validate the rank-size rule.
Population -
Total Population: 4,872,543
Population Density: 153 people/sq mile
% Urban Population: 76.8%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: _________
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.74%
Other -
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 99.6%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 95.2%