Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea: Urban and rural population 2050

Costa Rica
788,334
in 2050
Equatorial Guinea
811,799
in 2050
Costa Rica rank
130th
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 811,799 against 788,334 in Costa Rica, a difference of 23,465.

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 55,434 235,814 Costa Rica
1100s 317,715 55,434 262,281 Costa Rica
1200s 346,566 55,434 291,132 Costa Rica
1300s 377,968 83,151 294,817 Costa Rica
1400s 411,985 97,010 314,975 Costa Rica
1500s 448,313 110,867 337,446 Costa Rica
1600s 7,910 117,794 109,884 Equatorial Guinea
1700s 21,975 124,715 102,740 Equatorial Guinea
1710s 23,671 125,231 101,560 Equatorial Guinea
1720s 25,515 125,853 100,338 Equatorial Guinea
1730s 27,492 126,511 99,019 Equatorial Guinea
1740s 29,610 127,206 97,596 Equatorial Guinea
1750s 31,877 127,943 96,066 Equatorial Guinea
1760s 34,300 128,726 94,426 Equatorial Guinea
1770s 36,886 129,562 92,676 Equatorial Guinea
1780s 39,642 130,456 90,814 Equatorial Guinea
1790s 42,575 131,416 88,841 Equatorial Guinea
1800s 45,690 132,452 86,762 Equatorial Guinea
1810s 50,596 133,575 82,980 Equatorial Guinea
1820s 55,941 134,800 78,859 Equatorial Guinea
1830s 65,354 136,147 70,792 Equatorial Guinea
1840s 77,261 137,644 60,383 Equatorial Guinea
1850s 89,137 139,333 50,196 Equatorial Guinea
1860s 100,780 141,280 40,500 Equatorial Guinea
1870s 125,446 143,599 18,153 Equatorial Guinea
1880s 157,863 146,509 11,354 Costa Rica
1890s 188,620 150,496 38,124 Costa Rica
1900s 236,708 156,922 79,786 Costa Rica
1910s 286,338 172,144 114,194 Costa Rica
1920s 342,549 179,068 163,481 Costa Rica
1930s 362,804 184,548 178,256 Costa Rica
1940s 454,158 188,027 266,131 Costa Rica
1950s 723,487 193,085 530,402 Costa Rica
1960s 1.00 million 218,525 785,820 Costa Rica
1970s 1.22 million 217,312 1.00 million Costa Rica
1980s 1.49 million 266,326 1.22 million Costa Rica
1990s 1.63 million 349,246 1.28 million Costa Rica
2000s 1.50 million 520,406 977,680 Costa Rica
2010s 1.21 million 500,263 711,412 Costa Rica
2020s 1.05 million 546,998 507,292 Costa Rica
2030s 906,654 641,320 265,334 Costa Rica
2040s 813,267 749,484 63,784 Costa Rica
2050s 788,334 811,799 23,465 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Costa Rica or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 811,799 against 788,334 in Costa Rica as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea?
23,465, 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 2050?
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed