Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate

Costa Rica
-0.2884 % change on previous year
in 2050
Papua New Guinea
-0.3478 % change on previous year
in 2050
Costa Rica rank
81st
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd

Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
-4-2024195120002050

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports -0.2884 % change on previous year against -0.3478 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0594 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 234 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 3.55 % change on previous year 2.41 % change on previous year 1.14 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1960s 2.77 % change on previous year 1.7 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1970s 1.88 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year 0.0541 % change on previous year Costa Rica
1980s 1.77 % change on previous year 1.89 % change on previous year 0.1161 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1988 % change on previous year 3.73 % change on previous year 3.53 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -1.87 % change on previous year 3.34 % change on previous year 5.22 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s -1.56 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year 4.09 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s -1.56 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year 2.93 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2030s -1.38 % change on previous year 0.6465 % change on previous year 2.02 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2040s -0.7688 % change on previous year 0.0101 % change on previous year 0.779 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2050s -0.2884 % change on previous year -0.3478 % change on previous year 0.0594 % change on previous year Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Costa Rica, at -0.2884 % change on previous year against -0.3478 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0594 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate?
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 22,513 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Urban and rural population 2050. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.