Colombia vs Costa Rica: Population census recently completed
Colombia
1
in 2015
Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Colombia rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Across the 27 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 13 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1770s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for population census recently completed?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population census recently completed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.