Colombia vs Costa Rica: Country has a population register

Colombia
1
in 2015
Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Colombia rank
1st
Costa Rica rank
1st

Country has a population register over time

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1 against 1 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Colombia ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0.5 0 0.5 Colombia
1940s 1 0.1 0.9 Colombia
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country has a population register, Colombia or Costa Rica?
Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in country has a population register between Colombia and Costa Rica?
0, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
178 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2015.
How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for country has a population register?
Colombia ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Country has a population register. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country has a population register
Source
Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 16,024 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed

A population register is defined as a centralized state agency that keeps detailed and permanently updated records of every person in the territory.