Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Costa Rica
788,334 people
in 2050
Equatorial Guinea
811,799 people
in 2050
Costa Rica rank
130th
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Costa Rica
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 811,799 people against 788,334 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 23,465 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 23 and Equatorial Guinea in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 291,248 people | 55,434 people | 235,814 people | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 317,715 people | 55,434 people | 262,281 people | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 346,566 people | 55,434 people | 291,132 people | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 377,968 people | 83,151 people | 294,817 people | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 411,985 people | 97,010 people | 314,975 people | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 448,313 people | 110,867 people | 337,446 people | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 7,910 people | 117,794 people | 109,884 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1700s | 21,975 people | 124,715 people | 102,740 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1710s | 23,671 people | 125,231 people | 101,560 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1720s | 25,515 people | 125,853 people | 100,338 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1730s | 27,492 people | 126,511 people | 99,019 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1740s | 29,610 people | 127,206 people | 97,596 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1750s | 31,877 people | 127,943 people | 96,066 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1760s | 34,300 people | 128,726 people | 94,426 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1770s | 36,886 people | 129,562 people | 92,676 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1780s | 39,642 people | 130,456 people | 90,814 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1790s | 42,575 people | 131,416 people | 88,841 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1800s | 45,690 people | 132,452 people | 86,762 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1810s | 50,596 people | 133,575 people | 82,980 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1820s | 55,941 people | 134,800 people | 78,859 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1830s | 65,354 people | 136,147 people | 70,792 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1840s | 77,261 people | 137,644 people | 60,383 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1850s | 89,137 people | 139,333 people | 50,196 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 100,780 people | 141,280 people | 40,500 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 125,446 people | 143,599 people | 18,153 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 157,863 people | 146,509 people | 11,354 people | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 188,620 people | 150,496 people | 38,124 people | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 236,708 people | 156,922 people | 79,786 people | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 286,338 people | 172,144 people | 114,194 people | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 342,549 people | 179,068 people | 163,481 people | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 362,804 people | 184,548 people | 178,256 people | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 454,158 people | 188,027 people | 266,131 people | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 723,487 people | 193,085 people | 530,402 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.00 million people | 218,525 people | 785,820 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.22 million people | 217,312 people | 1.00 million people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.49 million people | 266,326 people | 1.22 million people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.63 million people | 349,246 people | 1.28 million people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.50 million people | 520,406 people | 977,680 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.21 million people | 500,263 people | 711,412 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.05 million people | 546,998 people | 507,292 people | Costa Rica |
| 2030s | 906,654 people | 641,320 people | 265,334 people | Costa Rica |
| 2040s | 813,267 people | 749,484 people | 63,784 people | Costa Rica |
| 2050s | 788,334 people | 811,799 people | 23,465 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 811,799 people against 788,334 people in Costa Rica as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 23,465 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.