Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Population, total, annual growth rate
Bahamas
0.4361 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.4491 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bahamas rank
144th
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Population, total, annual growth rate over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.4491 % change on previous year against 0.4361 % change on previous year in Bahamas, a difference of 0.013 % change on previous year.
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 | 4.84 % change on previous year | 3.37 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 2.52 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 0.1407 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.9849 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 0.7525 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 0.2644 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8457 % change on previous year | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.2131 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3499 % change on previous year | 0.505 % change on previous year | 0.1551 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, annual growth rate, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.4491 % change on previous year against 0.4361 % change on previous year in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total, annual growth rate between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 0.013 % change on previous year, 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, total, annual growth rate?
- Bahamas ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.