Costa Rica vs Japan: Population census recently completed

Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Japan
1
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Japan
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Japan ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Across the 27 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Japan Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0 β€”
1760s 0 0 0 β€”
1770s 0 0 0 β€”
1780s 0 0 0 β€”
1790s 0 0 0 β€”
1800s 0 0 0 β€”
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0.6 0 0.6 Costa Rica
1850s 0.4 0 0.4 Costa Rica
1860s 0.6 0 0.6 Costa Rica
1870s 0.4 0 0.4 Costa Rica
1880s 0.7 0 0.7 Costa Rica
1890s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1900s 0.2 0 0.2 Costa Rica
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0.3 1 0.7 Japan
1930s 0.7 1 0.3 Japan
1940s 0 1 1 Japan
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 Japan
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 0.9 1 0.1 Japan
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Japan
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 0.8333 1 0.1667 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population census recently completed, Costa Rica or Japan?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in population census recently completed between Costa Rica and Japan?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for population census recently completed?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Japan 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

Indicator
Population census recently completed
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.