Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Bahamas
0.4%
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
144th
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 1.4% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for population growth?
- Bahamas ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.