Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: World population growth
Costa Rica
-1.0%
in 2100
Trinidad and Tobago
-0.9%
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
210th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
207th
World population growth over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports -0.9% against -1.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 210th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 207th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 18 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1800s | 0.8% | 4.8% | 3.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | -0.0% | -0.5% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.7% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.9% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | -0.7% | -1.0% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | -0.9% | -0.9% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | -1.0% | -0.9% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2100s | -1.0% | -0.9% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at -0.9% against -1.0% in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for world population growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 210th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 207th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.