Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Cape Verde
0.4824 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.4625 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
143rd
Costa Rica rank
146th
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.4824 % change on previous year against 0.4625 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0199 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Costa Rica ranks 146th of 233 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 0.4692 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.29 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 0.2859 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1946 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.8911 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3994 % change on previous year | 0.5346 % change on previous year | 0.1352 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 0.4824 % change on previous year against 0.4625 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.0199 % change on previous year, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 143rd and Costa Rica ranks 146th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.