Costa Rica vs Singapore: Population by world region
Costa Rica
3.78 million people
in 2100
Singapore
4.16 million people
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
135th
Singapore rank
133rd
Population by world region over time
- Costa Rica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 4.16 million people against 3.78 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 386,540 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 133rd of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 31 and Singapore in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 291,252 people | 78 people | 291,174 people | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 317,730 people | 118 people | 317,612 people | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 346,614 people | 177 people | 346,437 people | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 378,125 people | 265 people | 377,860 people | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 412,500 people | 398 people | 412,102 people | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 450,000 people | 597 people | 449,403 people | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 8,000 people | 896 people | 7,104 people | Costa Rica |
| 1700s | 22,742 people | 1,345 people | 21,397 people | Costa Rica |
| 1710s | 24,606 people | 1,740 people | 22,866 people | Costa Rica |
| 1720s | 26,623 people | 2,252 people | 24,371 people | Costa Rica |
| 1730s | 28,805 people | 2,915 people | 25,890 people | Costa Rica |
| 1740s | 31,166 people | 3,772 people | 27,394 people | Costa Rica |
| 1750s | 33,720 people | 4,882 people | 28,838 people | Costa Rica |
| 1760s | 36,484 people | 6,318 people | 30,166 people | Costa Rica |
| 1770s | 39,475 people | 8,176 people | 31,299 people | Costa Rica |
| 1780s | 42,711 people | 10,581 people | 32,130 people | Costa Rica |
| 1790s | 46,212 people | 13,693 people | 32,519 people | Costa Rica |
| 1800s | 55,119 people | 30,000 people | 25,119 people | Costa Rica |
| 1810s | 60,115 people | 30,013 people | 30,102 people | Costa Rica |
| 1820s | 69,576 people | 33,066 people | 36,509 people | Costa Rica |
| 1830s | 84,945 people | 40,654 people | 44,292 people | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 97,049 people | 50,055 people | 46,994 people | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 110,070 people | 61,363 people | 48,707 people | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 130,016 people | 74,877 people | 55,138 people | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 161,729 people | 96,297 people | 65,432 people | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 217,929 people | 131,029 people | 86,900 people | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 282,467 people | 178,602 people | 103,865 people | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 349,820 people | 254,774 people | 95,046 people | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 421,711 people | 343,343 people | 78,367 people | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 496,435 people | 464,790 people | 31,646 people | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 602,584 people | 644,850 people | 42,266 people | Singapore |
| 1940s | 791,640 people | 844,742 people | 53,102 people | Singapore |
| 1950s | 1.09 million people | 1.29 million people | 198,844 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.56 million people | 1.84 million people | 282,854 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.07 million people | 2.25 million people | 173,887 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.71 million people | 2.71 million people | 4,596 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.49 million people | 3.50 million people | 7,330 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 4.37 million people | 139,263 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 4.79 million people | 5.44 million people | 653,881 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 5.14 million people | 5.81 million people | 674,736 people | Singapore |
| 2030s | 5.31 million people | 6.13 million people | 816,095 people | Singapore |
| 2040s | 5.38 million people | 6.16 million people | 780,481 people | Singapore |
| 2050s | 5.29 million people | 6.01 million people | 715,698 people | Singapore |
| 2060s | 5.08 million people | 5.79 million people | 713,099 people | Singapore |
| 2070s | 4.77 million people | 5.46 million people | 689,089 people | Singapore |
| 2080s | 4.39 million people | 4.96 million people | 567,094 people | Singapore |
| 2090s | 3.99 million people | 4.42 million people | 428,940 people | Singapore |
| 2100s | 3.78 million people | 4.16 million people | 386,540 people | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Costa Rica or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 4.16 million people against 3.78 million people in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 386,540 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Singapore?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Singapore rank globally for population by world region?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 133rd 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.