Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Population by world region
Bulgaria
3.53 million people
in 2100
Costa Rica
3.78 million people
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
137th
Costa Rica rank
135th
Population by world region over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.78 million people against 3.53 million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 245,280 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 137th and Costa Rica ranks 135th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 42 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 800,000 people | 291,252 people | 508,748 people | Bulgaria |
| 1100s | 870,000 people | 317,730 people | 552,270 people | Bulgaria |
| 1200s | 930,000 people | 346,614 people | 583,386 people | Bulgaria |
| 1300s | 1.00 million people | 378,125 people | 621,875 people | Bulgaria |
| 1400s | 550,000 people | 412,500 people | 137,500 people | Bulgaria |
| 1500s | 800,000 people | 450,000 people | 350,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1600s | 1.25 million people | 8,000 people | 1.24 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1700s | 1.25 million people | 22,742 people | 1.23 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1710s | 1.29 million people | 24,606 people | 1.27 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1720s | 1.35 million people | 26,623 people | 1.33 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1730s | 1.42 million people | 28,805 people | 1.39 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1740s | 1.49 million people | 31,166 people | 1.45 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1750s | 1.56 million people | 33,720 people | 1.52 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1760s | 1.63 million people | 36,484 people | 1.59 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1770s | 1.71 million people | 39,475 people | 1.67 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1780s | 1.79 million people | 42,711 people | 1.75 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1790s | 1.88 million people | 46,212 people | 1.83 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1800s | 2.24 million people | 55,119 people | 2.18 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1810s | 2.20 million people | 60,115 people | 2.14 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 2.23 million people | 69,576 people | 2.16 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 2.33 million people | 84,945 people | 2.25 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 2.44 million people | 97,049 people | 2.34 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 2.52 million people | 110,070 people | 2.41 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 2.56 million people | 130,016 people | 2.43 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 2.75 million people | 161,729 people | 2.59 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 3.17 million people | 217,929 people | 2.95 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 3.66 million people | 282,467 people | 3.37 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 4.18 million people | 349,820 people | 3.83 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 4.71 million people | 421,711 people | 4.28 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 5.42 million people | 496,435 people | 4.92 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 6.23 million people | 602,584 people | 5.62 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 6.84 million people | 791,640 people | 6.04 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 7.51 million people | 1.09 million people | 6.42 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 8.16 million people | 1.56 million people | 6.60 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.68 million people | 2.07 million people | 6.61 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 8.94 million people | 2.71 million people | 6.23 million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 8.40 million people | 3.49 million people | 4.91 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 7.73 million people | 4.23 million people | 3.50 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 4.79 million people | 2.41 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.73 million people | 5.14 million people | 1.59 million people | Bulgaria |
| 2030s | 6.21 million people | 5.31 million people | 896,289 people | Bulgaria |
| 2040s | 5.68 million people | 5.38 million people | 300,391 people | Bulgaria |
| 2050s | 5.19 million people | 5.29 million people | 103,243 people | Costa Rica |
| 2060s | 4.71 million people | 5.08 million people | 361,025 people | Costa Rica |
| 2070s | 4.28 million people | 4.77 million people | 489,489 people | Costa Rica |
| 2080s | 3.94 million people | 4.39 million people | 455,188 people | Costa Rica |
| 2090s | 3.67 million people | 3.99 million people | 319,578 people | Costa Rica |
| 2100s | 3.53 million people | 3.78 million people | 245,280 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.78 million people against 3.53 million people in Bulgaria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 245,280 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for population by world region?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th 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.