Costa Rica vs Greenland: Natural population growth
Costa Rica
0.4722
in 2023
Greenland
0.4256
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
134th
Greenland rank
137th
Natural population growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Greenland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4722 against 0.4256 in Greenland, a difference of 0.0466.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Greenland ranks 137th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 | 2.84 | 0.6704 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3.25 | 3.23 | 0.0258 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.54 | 1.19 | 1.35 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 1.24 | 1.34 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.16 | 0.7962 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 0.7621 | 0.6062 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9911 | 0.6178 | 0.3734 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4676 | 0.485 | 0.0174 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, Costa Rica or Greenland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4722 against 0.4256 in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth between Costa Rica and Greenland?
- 0.0466, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greenland rank globally for natural population growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Greenland ranks 137th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.