Costa Rica vs Micronesia (country): Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
0.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Micronesia (country) rank
142nd
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Costa Rica
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Micronesia (country) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -0.3% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Costa Rica or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), 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 Costa Rica and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.1%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Micronesia (country)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Micronesia (country) rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Micronesia (country) ranks 142nd 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.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.