Central African Republic vs Costa Rica: The global population hockey stick
Central African Republic
5.15 million people
in 2023
Costa Rica
5.11 million people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
125th
Costa Rica rank
126th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Central African Republic
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 5.15 million people against 5.11 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 46,890 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 31 and Costa Rica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 218,202 people | 291,252 people | 73,050 people | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 229,686 people | 317,730 people | 88,044 people | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 241,775 people | 346,614 people | 104,839 people | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 254,500 people | 378,125 people | 123,625 people | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 267,894 people | 412,500 people | 144,606 people | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 281,994 people | 450,000 people | 168,006 people | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 296,836 people | 8,000 people | 288,836 people | Central African Republic |
| 1700s | 312,459 people | 22,742 people | 289,717 people | Central African Republic |
| 1710s | 313,504 people | 24,606 people | 288,898 people | Central African Republic |
| 1720s | 318,143 people | 26,623 people | 291,520 people | Central African Republic |
| 1730s | 323,060 people | 28,805 people | 294,255 people | Central African Republic |
| 1740s | 328,282 people | 31,166 people | 297,116 people | Central African Republic |
| 1750s | 333,846 people | 33,720 people | 300,126 people | Central African Republic |
| 1760s | 339,793 people | 36,484 people | 303,309 people | Central African Republic |
| 1770s | 346,170 people | 39,475 people | 306,695 people | Central African Republic |
| 1780s | 353,034 people | 42,711 people | 310,323 people | Central African Republic |
| 1790s | 360,455 people | 46,212 people | 314,243 people | Central African Republic |
| 1800s | 479,444 people | 55,119 people | 424,325 people | Central African Republic |
| 1810s | 479,658 people | 60,115 people | 419,544 people | Central African Republic |
| 1820s | 531,776 people | 69,576 people | 462,200 people | Central African Republic |
| 1830s | 662,360 people | 84,945 people | 577,414 people | Central African Republic |
| 1840s | 825,899 people | 97,049 people | 728,850 people | Central African Republic |
| 1850s | 937,383 people | 110,070 people | 827,313 people | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | 963,267 people | 130,016 people | 833,251 people | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | 1.00 million people | 161,729 people | 840,517 people | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | 1.05 million people | 217,929 people | 833,008 people | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | 1.06 million people | 282,467 people | 780,267 people | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | 1.02 million people | 349,820 people | 672,903 people | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 979,984 people | 421,711 people | 558,273 people | Central African Republic |
| 1920s | 1.02 million people | 496,435 people | 519,229 people | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 1.15 million people | 602,584 people | 546,338 people | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 1.32 million people | 791,640 people | 527,111 people | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 1.55 million people | 1.09 million people | 458,657 people | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 1.87 million people | 1.56 million people | 306,742 people | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 2.07 million people | 204,497 people | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 2.59 million people | 2.71 million people | 115,396 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.30 million people | 3.49 million people | 194,378 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 4.23 million people | 818 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 4.69 million people | 4.79 million people | 97,424 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.10 million people | 5.07 million people | 26,898 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Central African Republic or Costa Rica?
- Central African Republic, at 5.15 million people against 5.11 million people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Central African Republic and Costa Rica?
- 46,890 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Costa Rica?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Costa Rica rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Central African Republic ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.