Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Cape Verde
0.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
140th
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 140th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Cape Verde ranks 140th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.