Botswana vs Costa Rica: Population by world region
Botswana
3.84 million people
in 2100
Costa Rica
3.78 million people
in 2100
Botswana rank
134th
Costa Rica rank
135th
Population by world region over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.84 million people against 3.78 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 60,350 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 135th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 17 and Costa Rica in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 60,640 people | 291,252 people | 230,612 people | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 65,132 people | 317,730 people | 252,598 people | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 69,956 people | 346,614 people | 276,658 people | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 75,138 people | 378,125 people | 302,987 people | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 80,704 people | 412,500 people | 331,796 people | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 86,682 people | 450,000 people | 363,318 people | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 93,103 people | 8,000 people | 85,103 people | Botswana |
| 1700s | 100,000 people | 22,742 people | 77,258 people | Botswana |
| 1710s | 102,013 people | 24,606 people | 77,407 people | Botswana |
| 1720s | 103,479 people | 26,623 people | 76,856 people | Botswana |
| 1730s | 105,031 people | 28,805 people | 76,226 people | Botswana |
| 1740s | 106,680 people | 31,166 people | 75,514 people | Botswana |
| 1750s | 108,436 people | 33,720 people | 74,716 people | Botswana |
| 1760s | 110,311 people | 36,484 people | 73,827 people | Botswana |
| 1770s | 112,321 people | 39,475 people | 72,846 people | Botswana |
| 1780s | 114,483 people | 42,711 people | 71,772 people | Botswana |
| 1790s | 116,820 people | 46,212 people | 70,608 people | Botswana |
| 1800s | 118,954 people | 55,119 people | 63,835 people | Botswana |
| 1810s | 114,516 people | 60,115 people | 54,402 people | Botswana |
| 1820s | 110,243 people | 69,576 people | 40,667 people | Botswana |
| 1830s | 106,129 people | 84,945 people | 21,184 people | Botswana |
| 1840s | 102,196 people | 97,049 people | 5,147 people | Botswana |
| 1850s | 104,823 people | 110,070 people | 5,247 people | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 115,742 people | 130,016 people | 14,273 people | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 127,935 people | 161,729 people | 33,794 people | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 141,411 people | 217,929 people | 76,518 people | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 156,328 people | 282,467 people | 126,138 people | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 177,938 people | 349,820 people | 171,882 people | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 208,411 people | 421,711 people | 213,300 people | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 249,371 people | 496,435 people | 247,064 people | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 305,713 people | 602,584 people | 296,871 people | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 371,683 people | 791,640 people | 419,957 people | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 458,954 people | 1.09 million people | 632,227 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 560,811 people | 1.56 million people | 998,519 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 718,061 people | 2.07 million people | 1.35 million people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 2.71 million people | 1.61 million people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.48 million people | 3.49 million people | 2.02 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.83 million people | 4.23 million people | 2.40 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 4.79 million people | 2.60 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.54 million people | 5.14 million people | 2.60 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 2.93 million people | 5.31 million people | 2.38 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 3.27 million people | 5.38 million people | 2.11 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 3.55 million people | 5.29 million people | 1.74 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 3.76 million people | 5.08 million people | 1.32 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 3.85 million people | 4.77 million people | 919,307 people | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 3.88 million people | 4.39 million people | 511,693 people | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 3.86 million people | 3.99 million people | 126,765 people | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 3.84 million people | 3.78 million people | 60,350 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 3.84 million people against 3.78 million people in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 60,350 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for population by world region?
- Botswana ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 135th 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 Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.