Costa Rica vs Singapore: Population regions with projections

Costa Rica
3.78 million
in 2100
Singapore
4.16 million
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
135th
Singapore rank
133rd

Population regions with projections over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 4.16 million against 3.78 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 386,540.

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 232 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 78 291,174 Costa Rica
1100s 317,730 118 317,612 Costa Rica
1200s 346,614 177 346,437 Costa Rica
1300s 378,125 265 377,860 Costa Rica
1400s 412,500 398 412,102 Costa Rica
1500s 450,000 597 449,403 Costa Rica
1600s 8,000 896 7,104 Costa Rica
1700s 22,742 1,345 21,397 Costa Rica
1710s 24,606 1,740 22,866 Costa Rica
1720s 26,623 2,252 24,371 Costa Rica
1730s 28,805 2,915 25,890 Costa Rica
1740s 31,166 3,772 27,394 Costa Rica
1750s 33,720 4,882 28,838 Costa Rica
1760s 36,484 6,318 30,166 Costa Rica
1770s 39,475 8,176 31,299 Costa Rica
1780s 42,711 10,581 32,130 Costa Rica
1790s 46,212 13,693 32,519 Costa Rica
1800s 55,119 30,000 25,119 Costa Rica
1810s 60,115 30,013 30,102 Costa Rica
1820s 69,576 33,066 36,509 Costa Rica
1830s 84,945 40,654 44,292 Costa Rica
1840s 97,049 50,055 46,994 Costa Rica
1850s 110,070 61,363 48,707 Costa Rica
1860s 130,016 74,877 55,138 Costa Rica
1870s 161,729 96,297 65,432 Costa Rica
1880s 217,929 131,029 86,900 Costa Rica
1890s 282,467 178,602 103,865 Costa Rica
1900s 349,820 254,774 95,046 Costa Rica
1910s 421,711 343,343 78,367 Costa Rica
1920s 496,435 464,790 31,646 Costa Rica
1930s 602,584 644,850 42,266 Singapore
1940s 791,640 844,742 53,102 Singapore
1950s 1.09 million 1.29 million 198,844 Singapore
1960s 1.56 million 1.84 million 282,854 Singapore
1970s 2.07 million 2.25 million 173,887 Singapore
1980s 2.71 million 2.71 million 4,596 Costa Rica
1990s 3.49 million 3.50 million 7,330 Singapore
2000s 4.23 million 4.37 million 139,263 Singapore
2010s 4.79 million 5.44 million 653,881 Singapore
2020s 5.14 million 5.81 million 674,736 Singapore
2030s 5.31 million 6.13 million 816,095 Singapore
2040s 5.38 million 6.16 million 780,481 Singapore
2050s 5.29 million 6.01 million 715,698 Singapore
2060s 5.08 million 5.79 million 713,099 Singapore
2070s 4.77 million 5.46 million 689,089 Singapore
2080s 4.39 million 4.96 million 567,094 Singapore
2090s 3.99 million 4.42 million 428,940 Singapore
2100s 3.78 million 4.16 million 386,540 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, Costa Rica or Singapore?
Singapore, at 4.16 million against 3.78 million in Costa Rica as of 2100.
What is the difference in population regions with projections between Costa Rica and Singapore?
386,540, 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 regions with projections?
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 133rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population regions with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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