Costa Rica vs Mexico: Country has a population register

Costa Rica
1
in 2015
Mexico
1
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st

Country has a population register over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico 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 0 0 β€”
1940s 0.1 0 0.1 Costa Rica
1950s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1960s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1970s 1 0 1 Costa Rica
1980s 1 0.8 0.2 Costa Rica
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, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2015.
What is the difference in country has a population register between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
178 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for country has a population register?
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Mexico 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.