Costa Rica vs Portugal: Population census recently completed
Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Portugal
1
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Population census recently completed over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 266 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 27 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1760s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1770s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1810s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.8333 | 1 | 0.1667 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population census recently completed, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in population census recently completed between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 266 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for population census recently completed?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Portugal 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.