Costa Rica vs Greenland: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2023
Greenland
0.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
136th
Greenland rank
139th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Costa Rica
- Greenland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Greenland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and Greenland ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Costa Rica or Greenland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Costa Rica and Greenland?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Greenland rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and Greenland ranks 139th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.