Costa Rica vs Mexico: Population census recently completed

Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Mexico
1
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 27 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico 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 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
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 0.5 0.5 Costa Rica
1900s 0.2 1 0.8 Mexico
1910s 0 1 1 Mexico
1920s 0.3 0.9 0.6 Mexico
1930s 0.7 1 0.3 Mexico
1940s 0 1 1 Mexico
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 Mexico
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 0.9 1 0.1 Mexico
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Mexico
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 0.8333 1 0.1667 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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