Costa Rica vs Spain: Population census recently completed

Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Spain
1
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Population census recently completed over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 27 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1750s 0 0 0
1760s 0 0.2 0.2 Spain
1770s 0 0.8 0.8 Spain
1780s 0 0.3 0.3 Spain
1790s 0 1 1 Spain
1800s 0 0.7 0.7 Spain
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0.6 0 0.6 Costa Rica
1850s 0.4 0.3 0.1 Costa Rica
1860s 0.6 1 0.4 Spain
1870s 0.4 0.3 0.1 Costa Rica
1880s 0.7 1 0.3 Spain
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 0.2 1 0.8 Spain
1910s 0 1 1 Spain
1920s 0.3 1 0.7 Spain
1930s 0.7 1 0.3 Spain
1940s 0 1 1 Spain
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 Spain
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 0.9 0.9 0
1990s 0.4 1 0.6 Spain
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 0.8333 1 0.1667 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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