Costa Rica vs Kuwait: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Costa Rica
5.11 million
in 2023
Kuwait
4.84 million
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
126th
Kuwait rank
129th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.11 million against 4.84 million in Kuwait, a difference of 266,750.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Kuwait ranks 129th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 26 and Kuwait in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kuwait Difference Ahead
1000s 291,252 69,000 222,252 Costa Rica
1100s 317,730 69,000 248,730 Costa Rica
1200s 346,614 69,000 277,614 Costa Rica
1300s 378,125 69,000 309,125 Costa Rica
1400s 412,500 69,000 343,500 Costa Rica
1500s 450,000 69,000 381,000 Costa Rica
1600s 8,000 135,000 127,000 Kuwait
1700s 22,742 117,000 94,258 Kuwait
1710s 24,606 120,284 95,678 Kuwait
1720s 26,623 121,499 94,876 Kuwait
1730s 28,805 122,726 93,921 Kuwait
1740s 31,166 123,966 92,800 Kuwait
1750s 33,720 125,218 91,498 Kuwait
1760s 36,484 126,483 89,999 Kuwait
1770s 39,475 127,760 88,285 Kuwait
1780s 42,711 129,051 86,340 Kuwait
1790s 46,212 130,354 84,142 Kuwait
1800s 55,119 81,280 26,161 Kuwait
1810s 60,115 81,280 21,165 Kuwait
1820s 69,576 81,280 11,704 Kuwait
1830s 84,945 81,280 3,665 Costa Rica
1840s 97,049 81,280 15,769 Costa Rica
1850s 110,070 81,397 28,673 Costa Rica
1860s 130,016 81,666 48,350 Costa Rica
1870s 161,729 84,204 77,525 Costa Rica
1880s 217,929 89,631 128,299 Costa Rica
1890s 282,467 95,450 187,016 Costa Rica
1900s 349,820 101,652 248,168 Costa Rica
1910s 421,711 109,491 312,220 Costa Rica
1920s 496,435 119,232 377,204 Costa Rica
1930s 602,584 129,753 472,832 Costa Rica
1940s 791,640 141,393 650,247 Costa Rica
1950s 1.09 million 196,711 894,470 Costa Rica
1960s 1.56 million 510,192 1.05 million Costa Rica
1970s 2.07 million 1.09 million 981,427 Costa Rica
1980s 2.71 million 1.86 million 851,093 Costa Rica
1990s 3.49 million 1.70 million 1.80 million Costa Rica
2000s 4.23 million 2.28 million 1.94 million Costa Rica
2010s 4.79 million 3.73 million 1.05 million Costa Rica
2020s 5.07 million 4.55 million 523,102 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
Costa Rica, at 5.11 million against 4.84 million in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
266,750, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Kuwait ranks 129th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed