Costa Rica vs Iceland: Natural population growth
Costa Rica
0.4722
in 2023
Iceland
0.4476
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
134th
Iceland rank
136th
Natural population growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4722 against 0.4476 in Iceland, a difference of 0.0246.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Iceland ranks 136th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 | 2.08 | 1.43 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3.25 | 1.73 | 1.52 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.54 | 1.33 | 1.21 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 1.1 | 1.49 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 0.9736 | 0.9806 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 0.8355 | 0.5327 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.9911 | 0.6587 | 0.3325 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4676 | 0.5251 | 0.0575 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4722 against 0.4476 in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 0.0246, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for natural population growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Iceland ranks 136th 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.