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
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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) – 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

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.