Costa Rica vs Iceland: Natural population growth, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
12.08 % change on previous year
in 2023
Iceland
12.89 % change on previous year
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
44th
Iceland rank
42nd
Natural population growth, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 12.89 % change on previous year against 12.08 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.81 % change on previous year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and Iceland ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.32 % change on previous year | -0.1637 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -2.96 % change on previous year | -3.89 % change on previous year | 0.9261 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -0.3765 % change on previous year | 0.0554 % change on previous year | 0.4319 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1980s | -0.9656 % change on previous year | -1.23 % change on previous year | 0.2625 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -3.4 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year | 0.0265 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | -4.75 % change on previous year | -4.27 % change on previous year | 0.4812 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | -9.12 % change on previous year | -3.66 % change on previous year | 5.46 % change on previous year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 12.89 % change on previous year against 12.08 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 0.81 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for natural population growth, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and Iceland ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Natural population growth, 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 Natural population growth. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.