Costa Rica vs Fiji: Population growth rates
Costa Rica
0.492
in 2023
Fiji
0.519
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
144th
Fiji rank
141st
Population growth rates over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.519 against 0.492 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.027.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 144th and Fiji ranks 141st of 229 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.57 | 2.63 | 0.937 | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 3.31 | 2.77 | 0.5402 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.62 | 1.87 | 0.7515 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.68 | 1.94 | 0.7387 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.36 | 0.8286 | 1.53 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 0.831 | 0.6619 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.0506 | 0.9763 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4878 | 0.3518 | 0.136 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rates, Costa Rica or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 0.519 against 0.492 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rates between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 0.027, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for population growth rates?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th and Fiji ranks 141st of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Population growth rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.