Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Population growth
Cape Verde
0.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
140th
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Population growth 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 218 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 population growth, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth 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 population growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 140th 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.